08/05/2026
(日本語は英語の下にあります)
【Airbnb Cat Tour, Osaka】
Yesterday was an Airbnb cat tour. The guests were a pair from the Netherlands and France. Both of them love cats. The guest from France was wearing a shirt covered in cats. It was so cute!
Now, all the cats on the cat tour are stray cats, so they're very cautious to human, because they are born to be a street cat from the beginning. So they don't come close easily.
We offered them cat food, and while they showed interest, they were scared and wouldn't come closer to human. If we put it on the ground and moved away, they would cautiously come over to eat.
Me: "They're not definitely friendly to strangers. But maybe cats can distinguish faces. Like Japanese and Westerners."
Guest: "That might be true. Because when we visited to a cat cafe, the cats always come to the Japanese customers, but they would not come to us. Maybe they can distinguish faces. And also language. They react to Japanese language, but not to our language."
I see! That makes sense.
They might be distinguishing between "familiar people" and "unfamiliar people."
In the case of dogs, they have a good sense of smell, so apparently they can distinguish between the hormone secretions of dog lovers and those who aren't. In other words, dog lovers get excited when they see a dog, and that excitement is reflected in their hormone secretion. People who dislike dogs don't show much change in hormone levels, so the dog can judge, "This person doesn't like me," and stays away.
In my case, most dogs walking with their owners show interest in me and come me on their own. I'm sure I'm giving a "dogs are cute" aura at those times.
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The "Cat Tour Osaka" is a walking tour around Tennoji Station where we'll spot cats and take pictures. You'll walk through quiet residential areas away from the hustle and bustle of Tennoji.
Cat Tour Osaka (Minimum 1 person; ¥9,480 per person)
Cat tour route :
Start: Sh*tennojimae-yuhigaoka Station (Exit No.5) >>> Shoman-in Temple >>> Oe Shrine >>> Pet cemetery >>> Osaka Kiyomizu Temple >>> Yasui Shrine >>> Isshin-ji Temple >>> Guest House (lunch) >>> Matsuoki Shrine >>> Street Train (Hankai Line) >>> Sumiyoshi Great Shrine, end of the tour
https://airbnb.jp/x/cattour-osaka
【Airbnbの猫ツアー大阪】
昨日はエアビーの猫ツアーでした。
お客さんは、オランダからとフランスからのペア。
2人とも猫大好き。
フランスからのゲストは、猫がびっしり詰まったシャツを着てました。
それがめっちゃ可愛い!
さて、猫ツアーの猫は全員野良猫なので、ちょっとニンゲンを警戒します。
なかなか寄ってきてくれない。
キャットフードあげるんだけど、興味は示すものの、怖いのか近寄らない。
地面に置いて離れると、恐る恐る食べに来る。
私「やっぱり見知らぬ人は警戒するね。でもひょっとしたら猫は顔を区別しているかもしれない。日本人と西洋人」
お客さん「それはあるかも。だって、キャットカフェに行ったら、日本人のお客さんには猫が寄ってくるけど、私たちには猫が来ないの。多分顔を見分けているかも。それと言葉ね。日本語には反応するけど、私たちの言葉には反応しないの」
なるほど!さもありなん。
「見慣れた人」と「見慣れない人」を区別してるのかもしれないね。
犬の場合は、鼻がいいから、犬好きの人とそうで無い人のホルモン分泌を嗅ぎ分けるらしいね。
つまり犬好きは、犬を見るとテンション上がるのがホルモン分泌に出るらしい。
犬が嫌いな人は、その量があまり変化しないから、犬は「この人ボクが嫌いなんだ」と判断して近寄らない、そうな。
私の場合は、大抵の飼い主と散歩中の犬が、私に興味を示して勝手に近寄ってくる。
確かにその時、私は「犬可愛い」のオーラ出してるわ。
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「猫ツアー大阪」は天王寺駅界隈を歩きながら、猫を見つけては写真を撮るツアーです。
天王寺周辺の喧騒の届かない、静かな住宅街を歩きます。
猫ツアー大阪(1人から催行 9,480円/お一人)
https://airbnb.jp/x/cattour-osaka/