08/26/2026
Absolutely hilarious!! Cats are gonna cat, no matter how pretty the scenery š
As far as I can tell, this is a true story. I looked up the account on Instagram and it seems legit.
I do my best to only share verifiable stories on the internet. There is so much nonsense out there!
Some people travel for the scenery. This Japanese cat owner gets the scenery plus whatever chaos Chouchou and Miko decide to add.
The man behind Instagram account regularly takes his cats on outings and photographs them among flower fields and other picturesque locations around Japan.
And some of the best photos happen when the plan falls apart.
One recent example came on August 16, when the family visited Sera Kogen Farm in Hiroshima. With a huge field of sunflowers behind them, the owner tried to pose with Chouchou and Miko together.
According to his post, the cats started fighting while he held them. He changed tactics, photographed Chouchou on his shoulder, and eventually managed to get more pictures of the pair together.
It was not an isolated bit of cat chaos. Other posts from the account show the pair playing, swatting or squabbling during posed photoshoots, even as their owner continues documenting their trips through some remarkably beautiful settings. They are also photographed peacefully together, so the viral claim that they "always" fight is a little too perfect to be literally true.
Maybe the imperfect pictures are the better souvenir anyway.
Sources: Instagram ; El Espectador; Afisha Daily; Tuoi Tre.
If your cats did this every time you tried for a perfect family photo, would you keep trying or make the chaos part of the tradition?