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.

Hana Miri New Year

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Two cats sit together in a living room. The one on the right is hiding inside a cat toy that looks like an oversized bowl of ramen noodles.

Hana and Kitten Miri are about to begin a new year without Maru to make his famous noodle dough. But thankfully we get a look back at Maru and his need to knead.

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Miri Christmas and a Hana New Year

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A Christmas without Maru is still Christmas, and so Hana and Kitten Miri get a special meal before opening their cozy presents.

Two cats sit individually in separate cat beds. We can only see their heads peeking out from inside
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Miri Goes Fishing

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A kitten plays excitedly with a toy fish.

Last summer, Maru, Hana and Kitten Miri got fish toys, but it was Miri who got the catch of the day: A battery-powered bass that wiggled like the real thing.

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Hana and Miri Get Cozy

Not That Mike The Other Mike8 Comments

Today Maru rests in peace, but then again he always did — he was a champion napper on his favorite beds. But now it’s time to freshen the space for Hana and Kitten Miri.

Maru the famous cat rests on a cat bed

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