Cincinnati’s Lucky Cat Museum is the only place in the country that publicly displays more than 2,000 maneki-neko, a type of Japanese cat figurine. Essex Studios in Walnut Hills hides the Lucky Cat ...

The mascot is a model of the Gotokuji cat that welcomed Ii Naotaka. The Japanese equivalent of the phrase "cast pearls before swine" is "cast coins before cats". And so maneki-neko, the pretty cat ...

If you're a cat lover ... Maneki-Neko you can buy: Kakinuma Ningyo x Inden Yamamoto Realized through a remarkable collaboration between Kakinuma Ningyo, a maker of wood and cloth Edo Kimekomi Dolls, ...

Some say cats are evil and bring with them bad fortune and ill luck, while others say that they are bringers of love and fortune ... This cat is a part of the Maneki-Neko which dates back to ...

Maneki-neko-style Japanese cat dolls can be traced back to the Edo period (1603-1868). Eventually, the cat came to represent material rather than emotional happiness. The cat gained popularity in ...

These images were believed powerful enough to scare off silkworm predators: rats and mice. Maneki-neko style Japanese cat dolls can be traced back to the Edo period (1603-1868), or shortly beforehand.

The mascot is a model of the Gotokuji cat that welcomed Ii Naotaka. The Japanese equivalent of the phrase “cast pearls before swine” is “cast coins before cats”. And so maneki-neko, the pretty cat, ...