In Japan, Bobtail cats are considered happily and Nagasaki is a place to find them.
They are known as “omagari someone (bent cats) or” Kaga someone (hooks) and have their own fans, and even dedicated Shinto Sanctuary.
Their tails come in the varieties, including the hook in the shape of the peak, curved or in bun, explained Kazuya Hideshima, a worker in Shrine omagari someone and a member of the Nagasaki society.
Past findings indicated that Bobtails amounted to almost 80% of cats in Nagasaki, double from the event anywhere else in Japan.
It is believed that Japanese cats came from China in the 6th century with Buddhist monks, serving as a rat hunters to protect religious writers on ships.
Nagasaki Bobtails have their roots in the Dutch east Indike when the city was the only side of the port during the closed Japan in 17. to 19. century. They hunted rats to protect shipments on the road from Southeast Asia In Japan, according to the instructors of cultural officials.
Soshin Yamamoto, Veterinary and cat expert, said that the large population of Bobtails in Nagasaki is probably the result of a genetic mutation that was reproduced in a relatively insulated environment when the nation was firmly shut.
“Having bobtails is not a problem for most cats living a normal life, as long as they live near people and don’t jump like game in the woods,” he said.
Nagasaki residents hope that cats bring tourists and help business.
Natso Kani, 50-year-old tourists from Tokyo recently visited Shrine Bobtail, said she knew that Nagasaki was famous for Centet cats.
But Abigail Tarraso, the artist from Spain with his headquarters in the neighboring Saga Prefecture, was unknown with species, which is not so popular in Spain.
“Today is the first time in Nagasaki that I have ever heard of this,” Cindy would say, an American who is also an artist. “I’m excited to look around. We may see a few.”