Cat heaven is a place on Earth — and it's just 20 minutes by ferry from Fukuoka. To go there, catch a boat from Shingu Port in Fukuoka to Ainoshima Island. It is a small island, some 1¼ sq. km in size ...

A tiny cat island in Japan made a delightful promotional video in a sweet, earnest request to get Ed Sheeran to come visit. It’s sort of like the modern equivalent of a siren call, but with sleepy ...

Ed Sheeran will be making stops in Toyko and Osaka when his Divide Tour travels through Japan at the end of October, but his trip wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Japan’s quirky “Cat Heaven ...

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has made no secret of his love for Japan, and during a visit to the country two years ago, he also let everyone know about his love for cats, after he sang in ...

Japan is making headlines with a craze for stray felines on a tiny isle known as Cat Heaven Island, 20 minutes by ferry from a port near the city of southern city of Fukuoka. Ainoshima, an island in ...

A frame from the Ainoshima PR video (Image courtesy of the Shingu Municipal Government, Fukuoka Prefecture) SHINGU, Fukuoka -- A promotional video for Ainoshima, nicknamed "cat island," is inviting ...