In Japan, they are local celebrities, the two cats who have been trying almost every day. Since mid-2016 to enter the city museum Onomichi in Hiroshima, to the hilarity of visitors. And slight annoyance of the guards, who have a day’s job to keep the animals outside to hold.
It all started on a sunny day in June 2016, when a black cat suddenly walked through the sliding doors of the Hiroshima Onomichi museum. Guards could barely stop the animal.
映像『入られんよ。can’t come in. 』(H301109)スタッフ撮影の美術館周辺の猫スナップをご紹介。(spin off 2018、不定期配信) #尾道 #千光寺公園 #尾道市立美術館 #猫 #黒猫 #cat #onomichi pic.twitter.com/DweFZTC8nF
— 尾道市立美術館 (@bijutsu1) November 9, 2018
The next day the cat was back and she appeared to have taken a red-haired boyfriend. From that moment on, the cats tried to sneak in through the sliding doors responding to movement almost daily.
With patience, the guards try to keep the two cat friends out. The ‘black and red’ have meanwhile gained national fame and even have their own Twitter page. The cats have also received their own animated figures and the museum is selling a linen bag with the image of the black cat in her shop.
The cats of Hiroshima Onomichi City Museum of Art#onomichi #cats pic.twitter.com/X2X57dfnix
— Alekos Prete (@AlekosPrete) November 8, 2018
尾道市立美術館のケンちゃん、ごっちゃんと警備員さんの攻防をアニメーションにしてみました😺#尾道市立美術館 pic.twitter.com/5nHQunjsGh
— 木村 瞳 (@atelierkido) November 11, 2018
映像『シンクロ synchronize 』(H301104夕)スタッフ撮影の美術館周辺の猫スナップをご紹介。(spin off 2018、不定期配信) #尾道 #千光寺公園 #尾道市立美術館 #猫 #黒猫 #cat #onomichi pic.twitter.com/mvXGgRXDyj
— 尾道市立美術館 (@bijutsu1) November 4, 2018
映像『よし、大丈夫。OK, no progress. 』(H301109)スタッフ撮影の美術館周辺の猫スナップをご紹介。(spin off 2018、不定期配信) #尾道 #千光寺公園 #尾道市立美術館 #猫 #黒猫 #cat #onomichi pic.twitter.com/YuVILlbwOt
— 尾道市立美術館 (@bijutsu1) November 12, 2018