Iwago kept visiting Kyoto throughout the year to take photos of cats and he met many cats. In particular, many photos of a male cat, Yoshitsune, who lives with a 91-year-old man in a thatched house in Miyama Town, were displayed. Iwago says that the man and the cat have a strong bond transcending the species barrier. He also says that if the people living there enjoy a comfortable life, the cats there also look comfortable. That means, in a town that people are happy, the cats must be happy, too.
By the way, the title of the exhibition is
"Kyoto for cats" and not "Cats in Kyoto".
In other words, it means photos of Kyoto through
the cats and not cats who live in Kyoto. Iwago says, "For example, it seems
that when I see lions, I can see a savanna." So he sticked with the title "Kyoto for cats."
(H.S)
A black cat, Kurobei, walks on the red
fallen leaves.
A cat, Buru, lives in a geisha house in Miyagawa-cho,
Gion.
Buru plays with a young geisha.
Stone beckoning cat and a real one beckons.
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