It's National Cat Day! OK, it's a US celebration - but that doesn't mean we can't revel in 13 destinations where cats are the stars...

Aoshima, Japan

An army of feral cats rules a remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in a fishing village that is overrun with felines outnumbering humans six to one. Originally introduced to the mile-long island to deal with mice that plagued fishermen's boats, the cats stayed on - and multiplied. More than 120 cats swarm the island with only a handful of humans for company, mostly pensioners who did not join the waves of migrants seeking work in the cities after the Second World War.