Head to Gotokuji Temple in west Tokyo to this lucky cat haven! The birthplace of the ... People from all over Japan visit the temple to get their dose of good luck, often adding their own cat ...

Well, oookay. Gotokuji temple, located in a quiet residential area of Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward, is said to be the birthplace of Japan’s ubiquitous luck-beckoning cat. Legend has it that Ii ...

The temple claims to have created the first daruma dolls about 240 years ago. The city is the leading producer of the lucky ornaments in Japan.

Items such as "omamori" good luck charms and "ofuda" amulets are also sold there, considered lucky ... temple in this city's Moriyama Ward, the only officially recognized Tibetan temple in Japan.