⛩️Hotokuji Temple🐱A Buddhist temple with a large number of lucky cat statues

🐱A famous temple dedicated to the Maneki Neko. It is said that if the wish is fulfilled, the Maneki Neko purchased at the time must be returned to the temple. In the temple, you can see Maneki Neko of different sizes, which are very cute. 🐱Gotoku-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple located in Gotoku-ji 2-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. Originally it was the Linji sect. The mountain is called Dakeizan (Daikeizan). It has the largest number of lucky cats, about 1,000 or so. It is the birthplace of the lucky cat. A lucky cat is greeted by raising your right hand, while a fortune cat is greeted by raising your left hand. If you want to make a wish come true, you can take a lucky cat back home first, and then return it when your wish comes true. 🐱The birthplace of the Tokuji Temple Maneki Neko. Naotaka Ii followed the cat to the temple to take shelter from the rain and was delighted by the Buddhist talks given by the monks in the temple. Therefore, Gotoku-ji Temple became the Bodhi Temple of the Ii family. 🐱In order to worship the "Maneki Neko (Manecoke)", Gotoku-ji built the "Maneki Neko-den" in the temple and placed the Maneki Neko Kannon inside. There are many lucky cats placed next to the Maneki-den. The Maneki Neko is a white kitten with its right hand raised, without a gold coin in its hand. It is different from the lucky cat with its left hand raised and a small gold coin in its hand. #Tokyo Attractions