This is heaven!

這是天堂！

Hey guys! Guess where we are right now~

小夥伴們！你們猜猜我們現在在哪裡？猜猜我們現在在哪裡？

Well first of all, let me introduce who I'm with

好吧，首先，讓我來介紹一下我是誰？

Chris (Abroad in Japan)

克里斯(在日本留學)

Jun and Rachel

Jun和Rachel

And we are headed to, the best place in Japan!

而我們要去的地方，是日本最好的地方!

CAT ISLAND

貓島

And we're on the boat, we just made the boat

而我們在船上，我們剛剛做了船。

Go watch my vlog videos on my 2nd channel

去我的第二頻道看我的視頻吧。

if you wanna see our whole adventure getting here

如果你想看看我們來這裡的整個經歷

But yeah! We're headed to Cat Island!

但是耶！我們要去貓島！

I've wanted to go here for probably 2 years now

我想來這裡已經有兩年了

I think I first heard about it 2 years ago

我想我是兩年前第一次聽說的。

and I think it's gonna be amazing

我認為這將是驚人的

The weather is perfect, so we are really lucky

天氣很好，我們真的很幸運。

Oh my god we're almost there!

哦，我的上帝，我們就快到了！

Is this it?

是這個嗎？

I think so yeah

我想是的

Oh!

哦！

We're there we're there we're there we're there

我們在那裡，我們在那裡，我們在那裡，我們在那裡。

Almost.

差不多了

5 minutes!

五分鐘！

I'm just picturing the cats to come swarming to us

我只是在想象著貓咪們蜂擁而至的樣子

as soon as we get off the boat

一下船

I really hope that happens

我真的希望這樣

Let's just come out with handfuls of food

我們就拿著一把食物出來吧

We have taped it to our clothing!

我們已經把它貼在衣服上了!

We're here!! Look at this place, it's gorgeous!!

我們到了！看看這個地方，太漂亮了！!

Alright guys, it's time to go find some cats, where are the cats!?

好了，夥計們，該去找幾隻貓了，貓呢！？

I don't see any cats yet

我還沒有看到任何貓

Heh, it's a lie!

呵，這是一個謊言！

It's all a publicity stunt

這都是宣傳的噱頭

They call it Cat Island to lure us here

他們叫它 "貓島"，是為了引誘我們來這裡的

But actually, there aren't any!

但實際上，根本就沒有!

But there were!

但是有！

Tashirojima (Cat Island) is located in the Pacific Ocean

田代島（貓島）位於太平洋上。

Off the coast of Ishinomaki City in Miyagi Prefecture

宮城縣石卷市外海

Tashirojima is inhabited by more cats than humans

田代島的貓比人多。

Which is where it gets it's nickname of Cat Island

這也是它的綽號 "貓島 "的由來。

There are less than 100 people living on the island

島上的居民不到100人。

But there are several hundred cats

但有幾百只貓

In order to get to Tashirojima you need to take a 1 hour long ferry ride

到田代島需要乘坐1小時的渡輪。

which you can board from Ishinomaki

可從石卷登船。

The boat will stop at both of the island's settled areas

船會在島上的兩個定居區停留。

A tiny village near the North, and a more developed village in the South

靠近北方的一個小村子，南方的一個比較發達的村子。

We decided to get off at the stop in the South

我們決定在南站下車。

We are venturing deeper into the island now

我們現在正冒險深入島上。

in search of more cats

覓食

We already saw 3, yay!

我們已經看到了三個，耶！

Wowww

哇哦

Awww

Awww

He's so friendly

他很友善

OMG YES FOOD PLZ

OMG YES FOOD PLZ

What a cutie

好可愛啊

It's the good stuff, it's not the cheap stuff

是好東西，不是便宜貨。

Aww

啊

It's my favourite one

這是我最喜歡的一個

Ahh they're all coming, they're all coming! OMG

啊，他們都來了，他們都來了!OMG

This place is heaven, I'm never going home

這裡是天堂，我永遠不會回家了。

FUN FACT: Nobody owns a dog on Cat Island

趣聞：在貓島沒有人養狗。

In order to protect the cats it's actually not allowed to bring a dog onto the island at all

為了保護貓咪，其實是完全不允許帶狗上島的

It's probably his first cat toy ever

這可能是他的第一個貓玩具

Aww they're so happy~

啊，他們好幸福啊

Oh my god that grey one is so cute!

哦，我的上帝，那個灰色的是如此可愛!

Aww I wanna bring him home~

我想帶他回家

There is one store on the island

島上有一家商店

where you can buy drinks and snacks

在這裡你可以買到飲料和小吃

But surprisingly they didn't have a very good selection of cat food

但奇怪的是，他們沒有很好的貓糧選擇。

So if you would like to feed the cats

所以如果你想喂貓的話

I recommend bringing your own food and snacks for them

我建議你自帶食物和零食給他們吃。

just in case there isn't any you can buy in the store

以防萬一，你在商店裡買不到。

My recommendation would be to bring some cans of wet food

我的建議是帶一些溼食罐頭。

Or some bottles of water and bowls you can give them the water in

或一些瓶裝水和碗，你可以給他們的水英寸

We saw a few people feeding them dry food

我們看到有幾個人在喂他們吃乾糧

But we didn't really see any bowls of water anywhere

但我們真的沒有看到任何一碗水的地方。

So I was kinda worried that the cats were dehydrated

所以我有點擔心貓咪脫水了

So that would probably be a really good idea

所以這可能是一個非常好的主意

This is paradise

這裡是天堂

It's a chocolate cat!

這是一隻巧克力貓！

The tsunami is 2011 partially flooded Tashirojima

海嘯是2011年田代島的部分水災。

and both the villages had several buildings that were destroyed

兩村都有幾座建築被毀壞

Luckily, the island is located behind a peninsula

幸運的是，這個島位於一個半島的後面。

which helped protect it from more severe damage

這有助於保護它免受更嚴重的損害

We are now in search of the Cat Shrine

我們現在正在尋找貓神廟

Which Chris has been telling us stories about

克里斯告訴我們的故事

Tell us the background story Chris, with your best accent!

告訴我們背景故事，克里斯，用你最好的口音！

So it's said...

所以說...

About 100 years ago, this island had a thriving textiles industry

大約在100年前，這個島上的紡織業非常興旺。

And then, shit went down.

然後，狗屎去了。

There were load of rats, and they were eating all the textiles

有很多老鼠，它們把所有的紡織品都吃掉了

I can't remember what it was, silk or cotton or something?

我不記得是什麼了，是絲綢還是棉布什麼的？

All the rats were eating it

所有的老鼠都在吃它

So they were like, I know what we can do! CATS!

所以他們就說，我知道我們能做什麼了!貓！

So, they brought the cats along

所以，他們把貓咪也帶來了

The cats killed and ate all the rats

貓咪們把所有的老鼠都殺了吃掉了

And they saved the economy of the island!

他們拯救了島上的經濟！

So to thank the cats, they made a Cat Shrine

所以，為了感謝貓咪，他們做了一個貓咪神龕。

And lived happily ever after, the end.

並幸福地生活在一起，最後。

And now we're looking for that shrine...

現在我們正在尋找那個神龕... ...

This Cat Shrine is located at the centre of the island between the 2 ports

這座貓神廟位於島的中心，在兩個港口之間。

So if you get off at either one, and venture in towards the middle of the island

所以，如果你在任何一個地方下車，然後冒險向島的中間走去。

You should be able to find it

你應該可以找到它

It was a good half-hour walk to reach the shrine

走了半個小時才到神社

And it was really hot, there wasn't much shade around

而且天氣很熱，周圍也沒有什麼遮擋物。

So definitely bring enough liquids!

所以一定要帶足液體!

We found the shrine!

我們找到了神龕！

We made it to the Cat Shrine and this cat is so happy to see us

我們來到了貓咪神社，這隻貓咪看到我們很高興。

FINALLY PEOPLE

最後的人

Hey~

嘿嘿~

DID YOU BRING FOOD?

你帶食物了嗎？

We brought food!

我們帶來了食物！

ANYTHING GOOD?

有什麼好東西嗎？

Hey~

嘿嘿~

HURRY UP LADY

快起來，女士

He's so happy, he's like "No one ever makes it all the way up here!"

他很高興，他說："從來沒有人能夠一路走到這裡！"

This is pretty awesome

這是相當不錯的

Look at all the... Oh my god there's cat toys!

看看這些...哦，我的上帝，有貓的玩具！

That's so cute!

太可愛了！

This shrine was built in dedication to a cat that was accidentally killed by a falling rock

這座神社是為了祭祀被落石砸死的貓而建造的。

After visiting the Cat Shrine, we decided to head out to the North side of the island

參觀完貓神社後，我們決定去島的北邊。

to see if there were any more cats to find over there

看看那邊有沒有更多的貓咪可以找到

There weren't as many cats as there were over on the South side

沒有南邊的貓那麼多了

But the cats that were there, all came flocking towards us

但是當時的貓咪，都向我們湧來了。

and they all looked really happy to see us

他們看到我們都很高興

So if you get a chance, definitely go visit them

所以，如果你有機會，一定要去看看他們。

So far we have seen more cats than people, definitely

到目前為止，我們看到的貓比人多，絕對是

How many people have we seen so far? Maybe...

到目前為止，我們看到了多少人？也許...

6?

6?

Yeah, maybe 10 at the most

是啊，最多也就10個

Lots of them were tourists, at least half of them were tourists

很多人都是遊客，至少有一半是遊客。

And we've probably seen at least 30 cats

而我們可能已經看到至少30只貓了。

I would say. Probably about 30 cats.

我想說。大概有30只貓。

So that's awesome!

所以，這是真棒！

Obviously we came to Tashirojima for the cats

很明顯，我們來田代島是為了貓咪而來的

But look at this view! We had a wonderful time

但看看這景色！我們玩得很開心

just relaxing down by the water here

傍水而居

It's a really gorgeous place

這地方真漂亮

As you're exploring the island

當你在探索這個島嶼的時候

You'll probably notice that there aren't any restaurants around

你可能會注意到，這附近沒有任何餐廳

But after a quick Google search

但經過谷歌快速搜索

we discovered that there is one

我們發現，有一個

And we head off to find it!

我們就去找它！

Aww there's a cat coming to welcome us!

啊，有一隻貓來歡迎我們了!

And Chris terrifies it.

而克里斯嚇壞了它。

It flees into the bushes

它逃進了灌木叢中

So we have discovered probably the only place to eat on the island

所以我們發現了可能是島上唯一的吃飯的地方。

It's a house actually, it's someone's home and they have a little cafe

其實是一棟房子，是某人的家，他們有一個小咖啡館。

And it looks like there's only one thing on the menu

而且看起來菜單上只有一樣東西：

Probably each day they change it

可能每天都會換

Today is... Octopus Tomato Sauce Pasta

今天是...章魚番茄醬意麵

It was nice to be able to just come in and wash our hands

能進來洗手的感覺真好

And use the washroom, they have a really nice washroom here

還可以用洗手間，他們這裡的洗手間真的很好用

So if you're looking for somewhere to do that this is probably the only place on the island

所以，如果你想找一個地方做， 這可能是唯一的地方在島上。

Otherwise you'd have to use an outhouse, those were the only other washrooms that we saw

否則你就得用廁所，那是我們看到的唯一的其他廁所。

He's following us home!

他跟著我們回家了！

Aww what a cutie

哦，什麼是可愛的

It's time to get back on the boat and go home :(

是時候回到船上回家了:(

I don't wanna leave, this place is really nice

我不想走了，這個地方真的很好

We're on the ferry now

我們現在在輪渡上

Which is really sad :( Are you sad Chris?

這真的很悲哀 :( 你傷心嗎 克里斯?

Chris is so sad

克里斯是如此悲傷

There'll be tears in a minute

一會兒就會有眼淚

Seriously this place was so nice, it was gorgeous!

說真的這個地方真好，太美了!

Really, really relaxing

真的，真的很放鬆

And the cats were so cute!! They were so friendly!

而且貓咪們都很可愛!他們是如此的友好!

It's so rare to find stray cats that are friendly in Japan

在日本，能找到友善的流浪貓，真是太難得了。

that will like, come up to you! They were so cute

會喜歡，走到你身邊！他們很可愛

Shrine cat was the best!

祠堂貓是最棒的!

And that pretty grey cat with the long hair that kinda looked like Maro

還有那隻漂亮的灰貓，長長的頭髮，看起來有點像馬羅。

Those 2 were my favourite

我最喜歡的就是這兩個

I will put all the information about Cat Island down in the description box

我會把所有關於貓島的資訊都寫在描述框裡。

Check that if you're interested in coming here

如果你有興趣來這裡的話，請檢查一下。

It cost 2500 yen for the boat ride here and back, both ways

來回的船費是2500日元，兩邊都是。

Yeah, it's not too bad

對，還不錯

You can get lunch on the island for 800 yen

島上的午餐800日元就可以吃到。

We are heading back to Sendai now, to continue our road trip

現在，我們將返回仙台，繼續我們的旅行。

So check out the videos on Rachel and Chris' channels

所以，看看Rachel和Chris的頻道里的視頻吧。

And look forward to more from me too!

也期待我的更多作品!

Bye!!

再見！