Are there big cats in Japan?

When you think of Japan, the images that come to mind are probably of big crowded cities full of people, but there's a lot of nature too. Most of ... A sign warning about leopard cats in Japan The Iriomote cat is another species of wildcat, this time found only on the very remote island of Iriomote, south west of Okinawa. read more

Not in Japan, unless you are at a zoo. There's a few that are native on smaller islands in Japan. The Iriomote cat and the Leopard cat, neither of which would be classified as 'big cats'. read more

There are two wild cats in Japan: the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) of mainland Asia occurs on Tsushima Island while the Iriomote cat (Prionailurus iriomotensis) is unique to the island of Iriomote. read more

Tags big cats cryptid Cryptozoology Japan Brent Swancer is an author and crypto expert living in Japan. Biology, nature, and cryptozoology still remain Brent Swancer’s first intellectual loves. read more