Welcome to "Cat Temple": Gōtoku-ji, Tokyo ・大谿山 豪徳寺・招き猫発祥の地" #manekineko

today we are atui temple in setagaya Tokyo it is known as the cat Temple because of the vast number of small statues of beckoning cats on display throughout its grounds it is said that there are more than 1,000 cat statues known in Japanese as man I believe to bring good luck to the owner hence it is common to see them displayed businesses as well as in people's [Music] [Music] homes [Music] [Music] according to Legend a 17th century feudal Lord named eaka was beckoned by a cat to enter the temple to Shelter From a thunderstorm Iowa was so grateful that he subsequently dedicated the temple to his Clan the E