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Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 6 Shiga & Kyoto
9 January 2026 · Japan Annotations
Part of Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō · Episode 6
We reach Shiga and Kyoto in the final episode of Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō. The road’s last post towns are reimagined through affectionate, mischievous and sometimes surprising feline encounters. How do an animal’s markings or an ordinary sound become a geographical clue? Complete the journey from Edo to Kyoto through one of ukiyo-e’s most inventive experiments with language.


