Why Are There Cat Islands in Japan 为什么在日本有猫岛

为什么在日本有猫岛？
by Becca Marsh
张宁译
Japan is known for its love of animal themed attractions1,from rabbit cafes in Tokyo,to the deer that wander around Nara and the snow monkeys of Jigokudani,that bathe in hot springs2.
It has also become popular to give cats job roles,such as appointing3cats as Lords4of castles and managers of train stations to attract tourism.
But there is one furry5attraction in particular that tops them all.That is the “Cat Islands”.
That is correct.Whole islands that are inhabited6by the furry cats.
The Island of Aoshima,which is located in the Ehime prefecture7,is the most well-known cat island,although there are many“Cat Islands”off Japan’s coastline and even on inland salt water lakes.Tashiro-jima is the second best known island for cats.
Now more islands are becoming cat havens8.
从东京的兔子咖啡馆，到奈良附近游荡的鹿，再到在温泉中沐浴的地狱谷雪猴，日本以热爱动物主题的景点而闻名。

赋予猫工作岗位也变得很流行，比如任命猫为城堡领主和火车站经理以吸引游客。

但有一种毛茸茸的游览胜地特别吸引人，那就是“猫岛”。

不错，整个岛屿都有毛茸茸的猫居住。

尽管在日本海岸线附近甚至内陆盐湖上都有多个“猫岛”，位于爱媛县的青岛才是最著名的那个猫岛。

田代岛则是第二有名的猫岛。

现在越来越多的岛屿正在成为猫的避风港。

W hat is the ratio9of cats to humans on Cat Islands?
The ratio of cats to humans varies from island to island,and as it develops to be a popular tourist attraction,islands are competing to have the most cats. The island of Aoshima has a ratio of about10cats to every one human, with the island having only13human residents10,it has over150cats. The island of Tashiro-jima has a human population of100and over100 cats,so their ratio is more like1:1.
Manabeshima Island has the largest population of both humans and cats, with just under300humans and is said to have around the same number of cats to humans.
猫岛上猫与人的比例是多少钥
不同岛屿上猫与人的比例各不相同，随着猫岛逐渐成为一种受欢迎的旅游景点，各岛屿都在竞相争取拥有最多的猫。

青岛(日本)上的猫与人比例约为10:1，岛上只有13个人，有150多只猫。

田代岛上有100人和100多只猫，所以比例约为1:1。

真锅岛是人和猫的数量最多的岛屿，有将近300人，据说猫和人的数量差不多。

H ow did all the cats get there?
The stories of how all the cats got to these islands are unique depending on the location11.Most have a story mainly about mice,but some have developed from myths12and legends13.
Aoshima has so many cats because it was a fishing hot-spot back in the 1900’s and fishermen repeatedly had problems with mice on their boats,so they would often feed cats.Over time the cats would go onto the islands and this has led to their large population now.
The island of Tashiro-jima however has a different story behind their cats. The island was used to raise silkworms14which naturally attracted mice, therefore cats were introduced to help keep the mice population down.
On the island of Kadarashima,legends tells that a dog had disobeyed15its master and so the shrine16on the island put its wrath17on all dogs,resulting in the dogs being driven from the island.To this day no dogs live on the island; therefore it is a cat’s paradise18.
所有的猫是怎么到那里的钥
所有猫如何到达这些岛屿的故事都是独一无二的，这取决于岛屿所处的位置。

大多数故事与老鼠有关，但有些故事是从神话和传说发展而来的。

青岛(日本)有很多猫，因为它在20世纪是一个捕鱼热门地点，渔民在船上时常遇到老鼠的问题，所以他们通常会养猫。

久而久之，那些猫会进入这些岛屿，这导致了它们现在的大量繁殖。

然而，田代岛上的猫背后有着不同的故事。

该岛被用来饲养桑蚕，桑蚕自然会吸引老鼠，因此人们引入猫来帮助减少老鼠的数量。

在辛岛上，传说有一只狗违背了主人的命令，因此岛上的神社将愤怒发泄在所有狗身上，导致狗被赶出该岛。

直到今天，这个岛上也没有狗，因此它成了猫的天堂。

【Notes 】
H ow do the Cat Islands help with tourism in Japan?The Cat Islands attract tourists all year round,and some of the islanders and tourism boards have been working to develop these as attractions.The island of Tashiro -jima has even built a cat shrine,honoring the cats of the island for their service and work.This has now become a popular shrine to visit by tourists.Japan has always been affected by bad weather and earthquakes,so cat tourism is becoming a method of bringing tourists into areas that have been devastated 19.By bringing in tourism,the islands are now receiving funds 20to rebuild some of the affected areas.So if you are a cat lover,then Japan is the place to visit.Although most of the cat islands were not purposely built tourist attractions,they are becoming increasingly popular to visit.By visiting one of the cat islands you could get to hang out with cats all day.猫岛怎样推动日本旅游业的发展?
猫岛一年到头都吸引着游客，有些岛民和旅游局一直在努力将其开发为景点。

田代岛甚至还建了一座猫神社，以纪念岛上猫的服务和工作。

现在这里成了游客们常去的神社。

日本一直受到恶劣天气和地震的影响，所以与猫相关的旅游正在成为一种将游客带到受灾地区的方式。

通过引入旅游业，这些岛屿现在正在获得资金，用以恢复一些受影响的地区。

因此，如果你是一个爱猫的人，那么日本是一个值得一游的地方。

尽管大多数猫岛不是专门建造的旅游景点，但它们正变得越来越受欢迎。

参观一个猫岛，你可以整天和猫在一起。

（英语原文选自： ）
1.attraction []有吸引力的事物；吸引力
2.spring []泉，泉水
3.appoint []任命
4.lord []领主
5.furry []毛茸茸的
6.inhabit []居住于
7.prefecture []辖区，省，县
8.haven []避难所；港湾
9.ratio []比率，比例10.resident [].居民，住户11.location [].地点，位置12.myth [].神话13.legend [].传说14.silkworm []桑蚕15.disobey [].违反；不服从16.shrine []圣地；神殿17.wrath []愤怒，盛怒18.paradise []天堂；乐土19.devastate [].毁坏
20.fund []资金，钱款。