Source: Hiroshima Cat Street View
A View From Below: Hiroshima’s Tourism Board Launches The “Cat View” Map
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Why make a street view a la Google when you can make a cat view?
Well, that's what Hiroshima prefecture's tourism board decided to do when they wanted to promote its cities in a unique way.
The idea is that cats actually know how towns and cities 'breathe' a lot better than us humans do.
The first cat view map they've launched is the town of Onomichi. It was a place where the movie "Tenkōsei" (also known as "Exchange Students" and "I Are You, You Am Me") was set and shot.
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Nobuhiko Obayashi, who directed the movie, called his home town a place where anyone can feel a sense of nostalgia the moment you set foot in it.
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As seen by cats
As you access the cat view website, one will immediately feel somewhat disoriented as you see the streets from quite low near the ground.
If you find a cat, an orange cat icon appears - clicking on it will show you some information about the cat (only in Japanese though).
Source: Hiroshima Cat Street View
Source: Hiroshima Cat Street View
There's even a video icon - clicking it will trigger a short video clip:
Source: Hiroshima Cat Street View
Source: Hiroshima Cat Street View
Oh yeah - I forgot cats can climb up walls too:
Source: Hiroshima Cat Street View
While you might think it's an odd initiative, a lot of media have caught onto this - so I guess the promotion was, in a way, a success. Hiroshima prefecture is hoping to bring cat view into other cities too - so watch this space.