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Aug 30 2013 8 Comments

A real Japanese cat nap

It may be my appearance, or possibly something less obvious, but either way, cats tend to react rather negatively towards me — particularly so when I’m trying to take their picture. An increasingly comical state of affairs that is perhaps best captured in the demeanour of this far from shy Tokyo alley dweller.

Yet that said, in the same area lives the feline photographed below. An animal so utterly oblivious to its surroundings that my, usually unwelcome presence, made no difference whatsoever; not even the lazy lift of an eyelid. It simply, and deeply, slept on.

Japanese cat nap

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  1. Martin says

    8/30/2013 at 9:59 am

    Cute photo. That’s a cat nap for sure. Only a cat could sleep curled around a rock.

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    • Lee says

      8/30/2013 at 10:34 am

      I know. Not that I necessarily want to sleep curled round a stone on a polystyrene box, but it must be lovely to sleep so soundly just about anywhere.

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  2. winnie says

    8/30/2013 at 8:35 pm

    Love this picture!!
    The cat is cuddling in cute way!

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    • Lee says

      8/30/2013 at 10:27 pm

      Thanks!

      To be honest, my first thought was that it was dead rather than cute, so it was a relief to see it breathing. Never seen a cat quite so oblivious to its surroundings.

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  3. Hans ter Horst says

    8/31/2013 at 3:22 pm

    That cat must be in cat’s heaven napping on a fish box like that, all those delicious smells!

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    • Lee says

      8/31/2013 at 4:15 pm

      Yes, sweet dreams indeed!

      Reply
  4. Massimo says

    9/1/2013 at 3:06 pm

    He is even using a brick as body-pillow! Definitely knows how to enjoy life.

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    • Lee says

      9/1/2013 at 9:44 pm

      Yes, a very content cat. No doubt about it.

      Reply

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