This cat is a 3 - year - old male cat found in the state of weakness in the castle square, escaping from the owner in Takahashi city in the middle of July after the western Japan torrential rain.

Cats have come to live around the castle, staff of tourism association of the city named "Mr. Sankyuro" from locals' Shinsengumi group, taking care of food and bedding etc. .

In the daytime, walking around the castle, relaxingly relaxing on rocks and benches, visiting tourists visiting, gazing at each girlfriend's gestures with popularity called for popularity, from Hokkaido I heard that some people came to see me.

A 68-year-old man who visited from Gifu prefecture talked with a smile "I hate cats, but I think it would be cute to be so engaged."

Bitchu Matsuyama Castle is a castle located in the highest elevation of the castle tower, known as the "mountain castle in the sky", and according to the tourist association of the city, tourists have greatly depressed in the western Japan torrential rain However, more than 7,200 people visit this month, exceeding the same month of the previous year, cats are also helping as "lucky cat".

Takahashi city tourist association secretary general Hirohiro Aihara talks "I believe it has brought back the customers who have gone far away due to a heavy rain disaster, as a" cat castle owner "inviting tourists It was.