A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

Sure, aerial photography offers a useful perspective of a place: You can see the seams where tracts of land abut, get a sense of a region’s topography, or survey diverse architectural landmarks. But there’s one big problem: There aren’t enough cats.

Japan—the country that has appointed multiple feline stationmasters along its railways—is home to a new mapping tool that showcases sights around the city of Onomichi from a kitten’s vantage point. (It’s like Google Street View, but, you know, lower to the ground.)