Maru and Hana and Miri

Japan’s least claustrophobic cat, Maru devotes his life to squeezing into any box, while his partner Hana puts up with this silliness.

Maru and the Blustery Day

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Maru, a cat, sits on the deck overlooking his backyard

It’s very windy in Maru’s backyard, so he steps outside to marvel at Nature’s fury. Hana and Kitten Miri, on the other hand, just think it blows.

He’ll be stuck in a honey tree next, Andrew Y.

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Maru’s Just Warming Up

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It’s another cold snowy Caturday, so Maru, Hana and Kitten Miri cozy up to the wood stove, and Mary enjoys a brushing and masters a wobbly container.

Black and white cat lies on its back in front of a wood burning stove.

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Maru Drives Out Evil

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This week was the Japanese festival of Setsubun, the time of year for driving out evil ogres. But frankly, if I was an evil ogre and came across Maru, Hana and Kitten Miri lined up and staring at me like some sort of feline Addams Family, I’d say “You know what? We’re good here, I’ll see myself out.”

Three cats pose in a row. the leftmost cat sits on the floor, the center cat in a stuffed elephant wearing a red Japanese ogre mask, and the rightmost cat sits on a stuffed cow.

Maru and Kitten Miri become purritos. Hana has a purrito wrap as well, but she’s just not filling it.

Now I really want a burrito, Andrew Y.

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Kingpin Maru

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Maru, Hana and Kitten Miri go bowling — and they’re the bowling balls. The girls are too thin and graceful to knock anything over, but Maru has weight to spare.

Later, Maru takes a walk to his favorite shrine and previews his new book of postcards.

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