Maneki-nekos, the famous lucky cat statues, have overrun the Tokyo temple where the legend was born.

The Maneki-neko goes by several names, including the waving cat. Take a look inside Gotokuji Temple in Toyko, Japan, believed to be the beloved figure’s birthplace.

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He saw the encounter as divine proof that the temple was blessed with a lucky cat and later funded a renovation of the temple in 1633. Fame followed the maneki-neko - “the beckoning cat ...

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They are called "red-paper Nio" because it is said that if you stick a piece of red paper to the part of the statue corresponding to the part of your body that hurts, the pain will go away. Red ...