One Thousand Waving Cats at This Hidden Temple 🐱 Feeling low on luck? Head to Gotokuji Temple in west Tokyo to this lucky cat haven! The birthplace of the famous ‘maneki neko’ waving cats is home to ...

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 former head priest began providing care for abandoned cats, and today, the temple is visited by many cat lovers from near and far. Among the visitors was a man who comes to get away from the ...