Amanda Fishing....

I think that is "Amanda the Kitty" over there on the chair....
I heard she is one of very very rare kind of kitty!!!
Let's see.... if I can catch her!!!

puuuurrrrr meee???

hey, Amanda the kitty....???

wanna play with this stick??

I GOTCHA!!!

Hoshi

Cats in Japan - A Poster Girl Kitty

I went to the lovely temple called Shibamata-Taishakuten in Tokyo yesterday.
Shibamata-Taishakuten was said to be founded by Nichiei Jonin, in 17 century Edo era.
Tale goes that Jonin decided to start living there as he found splendid water flowing out near the foot of a great pine tree. Ever since he brought about the temple, the water has been loved by local residents who bless their health.

As walking down the front approach to the temple, I met a lovely kitty sitting in front of the gift shop.
I said "hello" to the kitty and asked her if it's okay to pet her.
She didn't say anything, but I just assumed she woudln't mind...
A lady at the gift shop told me Mie just loves to sit there and enjoy people watch everyday...
She is sure the poster girl of this gift store! She was very calm and gentle :)

"Mie" the Poster Kitty

Mie's gift shop was selling so many different kinds of welcoming cats!!! (if you never heard about welcoming cats, click HERE for more details!)
I bought a new welcoming cat from Mie... I have actually added few more welcoming cats to my collection, so I will introduce my new welcoming cats some another time :)

Welcoming cats party!!

the front approach - can you find"Mie"?

front of the temple - what a lovely day!!!

Then, we had a little tea break at the Japanese garden.
It was a very quiet, peaceful and warm day :)

Have a lovely weekend!!

Hoshi

Amanda's Pressed Flower Collage

My mother is a pressed flower artist, and has been teaching for the past decade or so in Tokyo.
This is what my mother made for me recently.

Pink Amanda with red ribbon, holding a big red roses bouquet :)



Thank you for making this special work for me and Amanda, mom!!

Hoshi

Cinnamon's New Flower Collar

I made a new collar for my sister's kitty Cinnamon.
Her new collar was made of tyrolean style ribbon in white and pink with red flower design, and I put a red bell on it.


Cinnamon doesn't really like me so much.... but she was extra nice to me today! Though, when I tried to pet her back, she was quite upset... :(
But I think Cinnamon is pretty cute in red flower collar :)

Cinnamon is taking a few gulps of water....

I'm thinking about making the same style collar for Amanda too!

Hoshi

Cats on Tuesday - Couch Potato

Amanda is enjoying her relaxing time sitting in the box, on the couch, with her dad :)


What do you see, Panda???

Hoshi

CATS ON TUESDAY!

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Cats in Japan - Cat Cafe

A Cat Cafe is a theme cafe, where you can actually play with kitties, over drinking tasty coffee or even have real meals.
I guess this sort of cafes are quite popular in Tokyo area, because many apartments are not allowed to have pets, and also simply, cats can provide you relaxing companionship for those have very busy stressful days and lonely urban life.

I've been always curious about cat cafes, and I went to the one called "Neko no Te"(Kitty's Paw in Japanese) today, finally!!


As soon as I walked into the cafe, a pretty kitty in pink dress welcomed me :)

"Hello, kitties!!!"

A cover fee was about $12 for 90min, a coffee and small snacks were included for this fee.
I thought 90min would be plenty time for me to play and watch kitties, but it went very quick!!!!!

Amanda like classic tabby kitty- Very playful and energetic!

This kitty was my most favorite one, she was very gentle, and I especially liked her beautiful black nose, and how she curled up her tail around her paws :)

A munchkin kitty - Wow, short legs!!

I really enjoyed this cafe....
Not just only being able to play with furry kitties, but also the fact that this cafe(or most of cat cafes) also seek to raise awareness of cat welfare issues, such like, they organize cat adoptions periodically for unwanted, abandoned and stray cats.

Hoshi

Oops, Amanda!!

I bet most of cats owners are experiencing the same problem that I have....... which is....
It's kind tough to take super cute and lovely photos of kitties!!!
Isn't it?!?!?!
Except heir nappy time, they are just too busy to grooming, or just constantly moving around!

I think Amanda is quite photogenic :)
But... sometimes I get to see other side of Amanda..... yeah, the evil side of Amanda, the dark side of Amanda.... like these....

Hey, mommy! That's private!!!

I know... I know.. Amanda, you are still my super model!

Have a lovely weekend, my friends :)

Hoshi