article_snippet: Everywhere you look: Cats surround people as people get off a boat at the harbour on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan .
article_snippet: : A cat carries a fish on Aoshima Island.
article_snippet: On the prowl: The cats of Aoshima are not too picky, surviving on the rice balls, energy bars or potatoes
article_snippet: The cats of Aoshima cadge off tourists .
article_snippet: Cat cafes have long been popular in Tokyo, catering to fans who can't keep the animals at home because of strict housing regulations that often forbid pets.
article_snippet: The cats of Aoshima are not too picky, surviving on the rice balls, energy bars or potatoes
article_snippet: The cats of Aoshima cadge off tourists.
article_snippet: In the absence of natural predators, The cats of Aoshima roam Aoshima Island without fear.
article_snippet: Ready to eat: A cat leaps up at the photographer to snatch A cat lunch on Aoshima Island in the Ehime prefecture in southern Japan Japan .
article_snippet: A cat sits on a wall of a derelict school on Aoshima Island.
article_snippet: A cat is photographed jumping off a piano in the music room of a derelict school on Aoshima Island .