For the past two decades, a traditional "ryokan" inn in southwestern Japan has been spreading its hospitality more broadly than most, dedicating more than half of its rooms to give shelter to stray cats.The century-old Aratama ryokan in Beppu, Oita Prefecture has around 80 cats and has rescued over 1,000 felines to date, finding new homes for most of them."I want to save even one more cat from being euthanized," said 64-year-old Fujie Goto, the fourth-generation proprietress who has devoted much of her life to caring for the animals.The inn offers six guest rooms and nine dedicated "cat roo…READ FULL ARTICLE
