Tabineko Roman

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Tabineko Roman (旅猫ロママン) is a travelogue programme about cats that has been broadcast on CS "Tabi Channel" (旅チャンネル) since 2015, as well as on local and independent stations nationwide. If you were to meet a cat on your travels, would it be on a southern island? A port town? Or a corner of an ancient city filled with emotion?

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24 episodes

1. 猫の島　瀬戸内・青島　前編Head to Aoshima, a cat island in the Seto Inland Sea that attracts cat lovers from all over the world. Aoshima has quickly become known throughout the world as an island with 15 inhabitants and 100 cats. The film tells the story of the interaction between the people and the adorable cats.CC23minMay 9, 2015
2. 猫の島　瀬戸内・青島　後編Head to Aoshima, a cat island in the Seto Inland Sea that attracts cat lovers from all over the world. Aoshima has quickly become known throughout the world as an island with 15 inhabitants and 100 cats. The film tells the story of the interaction between the people and the adorable cats.CC23minMay 16, 2015
3. 芸術の都パリ　前編Paris, a beautiful city of art and culture. In the 14th arrondissement, a black cat plays with Madame in a luxurious garden; in the 9th arrondissement, a cat in a pizza parlour is a hand-held cat; in the 6th arrondissement, a long-lived cat is found in a long-established café where many artists, including Picasso and Matisse, gathered. A long-lived cat in a long-established café in the 6th arrondissement, where many artists, including Picasso and Matisse, gathered; the most popular passage in Paris in the 2nd arrondissement. Meet the signature cat of the art gallery in it.CC23minMay 23, 2015
4. 芸術の都パリ　後編Paris, a beautiful city of art and culture. The film visits long-established cafés, art galleries and apartments in search of cats while catching a glimpse of the beautiful cityscape of Paris, a city that everyone adores. A world-renowned designer moves into the 11th arrondissement with his cat. In the 14th arrondissement, an artist couple's white cat enjoys a siesta with its mother and siblings in the large courtyard and studio.CC23minMay 30, 2015
5. 沖縄・八重山諸島　前編Visit the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa, a tropical paradise. The popular Taketomi Island, where the ancient Ryukyuan townscape remains, and the cats of Hateruma Island, Japan's southernmost inhabited island, are introduced. On Taketomi Island, we meet the signboard cat of a popular grill garden, cats living in the popular Kondoi Beach and Ryukyuan old houses. The programme also visits a diner on Hateruma Island where abandoned cats are taken in.CC23minJun 6, 2015
6. 沖縄・八重山諸島　後編Visit the Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa, a tropical paradise. Meet the signboard cat at a guest house on Hateruma Island, Japan's southernmost inhabited island. Meet many cats at a sea turtle research facility on Kuroshima Island, where there are more cows than people, and at an old house with red tiles and coral hedges. Many cat-loving owners of guest houses on Hateruma Island love their cats as beckoning cats. On Kuroshima, the island of cows, you will meet many slim-faced island cats.CC23minJun 13, 2015
7. 世界遺産の街フィレンツェ　前編Visits Florence, Italy, a World Heritage city known as the Museum without a Roof. The film follows the daily lives of cats and cat lovers living in flats. Passers-by are intrigued by three cats sitting at the entrance to a shoe workshop near Ponte Vecchio. Everyone stops to admire the cats. The film also travels to the wine-growing region of Montepulciano to visit the winery's brewery. In the rose garden, they visit the cats of the cat sanctuary set up by the Florence Town Hall.CC23minJun 20, 2015
8. 世界遺産の街フィレンツェ　後編Visits Florence, Italy, a World Heritage city known as the Museum without a Roof. The film follows the daily lives of cats and cat lovers living in flats, and at a Florentine retirement home with 11 cats, we meet the cats who roam freely around the facility.CC23minJun 27, 2015
9. 坂の街　尾道　前編Visit the cats of Onomichi, Hiroshima, a city of hills and alleys loved by many literary giants. Onomichi has been inscribed as a Japan Heritage site as a boxy city from the Middle Ages spun by the Onomichi Aqueduct. Many cats play in this scenic town surrounded by temples and shrines.CC23minJul 4, 2015
10. 坂の街　尾道　後編Visit the cats of Onomichi, Hiroshima, a city of hills and alleys loved by many literary giants. Onomichi has been inscribed as a Japan Heritage site as a boxy city from the Middle Ages spun by the Onomichi Aqueduct. Many cats play in this scenic town surrounded by temples and shrines.CC23minJul 11, 2015
11. 小江戸川越Visit cats living in Kawagoe, a small Edo town that has become the talk of the town with its warehouse buildings. The tour takes in the Honmaru Palace of Kawagoe Castle and the symbol of Kawagoe, the Bell of Time, while walking the streets. Various cats will appear, from those living in old private houses to those that serve as signboards. Take a stroll along the warehouse-styled Ichibanmachi Street. Meet several cats in the gardens of old houses and indulge in delicious steamed buns at a long-established confectioner's shop. Adorable signboard cats await you at the cat goods shop Saku and Penta Melone.CC23minJul 18, 2015
12. 三浦半島　三崎と城ヶ島Misaki, a port town on the Miura Peninsula that thrived on tuna, is truly a cat paradise. Cats appear one after another from the elegant alleys and staircases. Many cats live in the town, which still retains the high-coloured, luxurious buildings that remind us of a bygone era. Cats at a seaside restaurant on Jōgashima, the southernmost tip of the Miura Peninsula, play peacefully in the seaside scenery.CC23minJul 25, 2015
13. 古都鎌倉と江ノ島前編Kamakura is an ancient capital alongside Kyoto and Nara. Surrounded by mountains and the sea and rich in nature, Kamakura is a tourist city visited by many people. We visit cats living in Kamakura, the capital of the samurai class. We also meet the cats of Enoshima, a very popular spot in Shonan. Kaze and Sora, the cats that are the signboards of a teahouse on the Tenen hiking course, are gentle cats that love their owners. A squirrel appears in front of Hana-chan at a quiet café-gallery in Kitakamakura. Momo-chan at Jomyo-ji Temple in the Kamakura Gozan Mountains is popular with worshippers. On Enoshima Island, the conversation between two cats is heartwarming, and in the forest she encounters a group of black-and-white cats.CC23minAug 1, 2015
14. 古都鎌倉と江ノ島後編Kamakura is an ancient capital alongside Kyoto and Nara. Surrounded by mountains and the sea and rich in nature, Kamakura is a tourist city visited by many people. We visit cats living in Kamakura, the capital of the samurai class. We also meet the cats of Enoshima, a very popular spot in Shonan. The cats in the souvenir shop in front of the Great Buddha statue in Hase are idols of schoolgirls. Julian-kun, a cute flower shop owner, is a handsome man. At Engakuji Temple in the Kamakura Gozan (Five Mountains), there are two cats loved by the people. Sumi-chan at Kuzuharaoka Shrine goes around greeting visitors. At Gallery Gigi in Enoshima, you will meet a friendly father-and-son cat.CC23minAug 8, 2015
15. 新潟県　関川村　猫ちぐらの里The cat basket “Neko Chigura” has been waiting for five years due to a flood of orders. We visit the Nekochigura no Kai in Sekikawa-mura, Niigata Prefecture, where they are made. At a roadside station, grandmothers demonstrate how to make cat baskets. At the quiet home of a member of the Neko Chigura group, we made cat chigura while playing with several cats in the large garden. While looking at the important cultural asset Watanabe House, we went to see the signboard cat of a ryokan (Japanese inn) in the village. Then, in front of the sunken hearth at the 200-plus-year-old house of the Neko Chigura chairman, enjoy making cat chigura with his beloved cats.CC23minAug 15, 2015
16. ノスタルジー　銚子電気鉄道Travelling on the fan-favourite Choshi Electric Railway with stops at every station. At Nakanomachi Station, the fans' favourite Deki 3 is seen. At Kannon Station, stop by Iinuma Kannon and play with the signboard cat at the general store. At Kimikehama Station, meet the famous station cat, Kimi-chan. And at Inubou you meet a cute Siamese cat. And at the terminal station Sotokawa, you meet the cats of the port.CC23minAug 22, 2015
17. 世界遺産富士山麓　前編Horse riding club in Asagiri Kogen, Shizuoka Prefecture, with a spectacular view of Mt Fuji. See the cats living in the stables for breakfast. Even cats you don't know come to eat. A kitten that wandered into the inn in Oshino Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, a few weeks ago is fully collared and shows cute behaviour. In Oshino Village, we stop by a famous roast beef sandwich shop, and at an old-fashioned teahouse in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, a signboard cat greets us with a good mood. And on the terrace of a house in Oshino Village, cats play gracefully in front of Mt Fuji.CC23minAug 29, 2015
18. 世界遺産富士山麓　後編Oshino Village, Yamanashi Prefecture. A cat in a furniture workshop in the forest has the amazing skill of rolling over. At a very popular tofu shop, he tastes delicious tofu. Meet a Maine Coon that chases after people and heads for a pension in Lake Yamanaka. Cats at a fishing park in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, take a bite of rainbow trout. At Lake Tanuki in Asagiri Kogen, famous for Diamond Fuji, an adorable cat lives in the administration building.CC23minSep 5, 2015
19. 森の都　八ヶ岳　前編Yatsugatake, one of Japan's 100 most famous mountains. While taking in the spectacular scenery, we visit the cats that live at the foot of the mountain. The cats from a cat goods shop in Kiyosato take a morning walk together. The three cats walk amicably through a beautiful forest. The signature cat of a café in Kobuchisawa is a 15-year-old grandmother. The cats at a pension in the forest play in the lush garden. At a farm in Hokuto City, a friendly cat with a summer cut welcomes you and shows you around the plastic greenhouses.CC23minSep 12, 2015
20. 森の都　八ヶ岳　後編Yatsugatake, one of Japan's 100 most famous mountains. While taking in the spectacular scenery, we visit the cats that live at the foot of the mountain. Injured cats live robustly and cheerfully in the flower fields on the plateau. The signboard cat of a soup shop in Chino City is a clever cat that urges its owner to put on a collar so that it can go outside. At the Nekofune Shrine in Hokuto City, many cats run free and wild in the fields and mountains. The cats at the woodshop in the forest are great hunters. They successfully kill onyanma.CC23minSep 19, 2015
21. 薩摩焼の里　鹿児島　美山　前編The cats in the café specialising in bamboo, where you can drink bamboo coffee in a bamboo bowl, are cats protected by the cat-loving owner. The tour visits a unique pottery and guitar workshop, and a general store where about 10 cats have settled.CC23minSep 26, 2015
22. 薩摩焼の里　鹿児島　美山　後編The cats in the café specialising in bamboo, where you can drink bamboo coffee in a bamboo bowl, are cats protected by the cat-loving owner. The tour visits a unique pottery and guitar workshop, and a general store where about 10 cats have settled.CC23minOct 3, 2015
23. 東京下町巣鴨と雑司が谷Sabu-chan, the owner of Anmitsu-ya in Sugamo, known as Grandma's Harajuku, is the bossy one. Sabu-chan takes her two cats with her to patrol the neighbourhood. In Zoshigaya, he meets Ishimatsu of the candy shop in Kishimojin and the cats of the grocery shop.CC23minOct 10, 2015
24. 熱海と真鶴半島Cats in dried fish shops and steamed bun shops in the Atami shopping street are popular cats. They are approached by tourists. The mischievous cat at the greengrocer's shop likes to go for walks. It runs up high walls many times. Several cats are seen frolicking in a fishing port, and on the Manazuru Peninsula, you will encounter cats gazing at the scenic Sanseki (three stones).CC23minOct 17, 2015

Tabineko Roman

Documentary

20154 seasons60 episodesEnded

Creators and cast

Created by: Alessandro Katakura

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Audio languages

Japanese

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