Flying cats

The text reads:

Neko tobidashi chūi

ネコ飛出し注意

"Beware of cats jumping / darting [lit., flying] out"

The Japanese have a special affinity with cats.  If you do a Google search on   —  cats jumping out japan  —  you'll find a zillion interesting / amazing things about cats darting / dashing / jumping / leaping / flying / springing out that are going on right now.

 

Selected readings

• "Is Hello Kitty not a cat?" (8/30/14)
• "I am a cat?" (8/19/16)
• "Cat and mouse on the Chinese internet" (7/30/15)
• "Turkish 'kedi' and English 'cat'" (7/25/20)
• "Cat chat" (5/19/21)
• "Cat huffing and snorting in Japanese and Chinese" (6/15/22)
• "Cat phonetics" (3/13/16)
• "ChatGPT cat wound healing conversation" (2/27/25)

My favorite cat novel:

Wagahai wa neko de aru 吾輩は猫である "I am a cat"

1905-1906 by Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916)

[h.t. Victor Steinbok]