An image from Gotoku-ji shrine near Tokyo. This shrine is dedicated entirely to cats, and is considered the birthplace of the maneki neko, or beckoning cat.
On Saturday, I will be posting more about my visit to this shrine and other cat-related adventures in Japan, so please come back!
WOW! Those are real??? They have that cat in The Sims 2, a PC game. I thought it was just something in the game. LOL. I had no idea that cat statue for good luck was real.
Happy WW from Sara @ the Mostly Wordless Wednesday H.Q.!
Nice photos of the good luck cats – we give them to beans for a housewarming gift – if they like cats! Mom has only one! Like knowing there is a shrine for cats!
June 16th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
An image from Gotoku-ji shrine near Tokyo. This shrine is dedicated entirely to cats, and is considered the birthplace of the maneki neko, or beckoning cat.
On Saturday, I will be posting more about my visit to this shrine and other cat-related adventures in Japan, so please come back!
June 16th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
That’s alot of cats, interesting custom!
June 16th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
I’ve seen a lot of cat statues like that here in Manila specifically in China Town. They say it’s supposed to bring luck.
Happy WW!
June 16th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Hahahahaha! My daughter calls those “high five kitties”.
Happy WW! Check out some different perspectives of things I saw when I was in Manhattan: http://tinyurl.com/kukr72
June 16th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Hahaha ! imagine I have one of those cats in my cat collection and the same in “gold” !
June 16th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Thats a whole lot of cats
June 16th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
That’s interesting. I didn’t know there’s a shrine in Japan dedicated entirely to cats.
June 16th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
I liked the high 5 comment. Looks like you can own one in most any size.
June 16th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Wow! So many of them. The small ones are very cute.
June 17th, 2009 at 1:15 am
WOW! Those are real??? They have that cat in The Sims 2, a PC game. I thought it was just something in the game. LOL. I had no idea that cat statue for good luck was real.
Happy WW from Sara @ the Mostly Wordless Wednesday H.Q.!
June 17th, 2009 at 2:32 am
Interesting!! … and so many of them! Interesting articles below too – shall show them to my hubby who went to Beijing on business a while ago
June 17th, 2009 at 3:03 am
So many lucky kitties!
June 17th, 2009 at 3:30 am
For a cat lover like me, this is the best shot of the day.
Happy WW to you!
June 17th, 2009 at 3:34 am
I spent 3 years in Japan as a child and remember these well. Lovely memory, lovely photo!
June 17th, 2009 at 5:48 am
That is awesome! My late kitty, the beloved Grand Old Man, used to “beckon”….
My beautiful grandchild!
June 17th, 2009 at 7:07 am
That looks like a LOT of good luck!
June 17th, 2009 at 8:23 am
That would be a LOT of litter!
June 17th, 2009 at 8:41 am
It’s like a creepy lil porcelain army!
June 17th, 2009 at 9:16 am
What a lot of luck! Very interesting..Are there other cats there, or just the beckoning cat?
~ Miss Emily
June 17th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Okay is it just me or does that just look a little creepy! Here is my Wordless Wednesday!
June 17th, 2009 at 11:02 am
LOL….that is a great picture! I have never seen so many of them.
June 17th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Wow, there are lots of them, lol. These cats are supposed to bring luck, right?
Happy WW.
Mine are here and here.
June 17th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Great shots. So many wonderful cat statues!
June 17th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
That’s a lot of lucky cats! I bet it’s a popular place for students to pray during exam time.
June 17th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Happy WW!
June 17th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Nice photos of the good luck cats – we give them to beans for a housewarming gift – if they like cats! Mom has only one! Like knowing there is a shrine for cats!
June 17th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Very cool… but now I’m going to have nightmares about being mechanically petted to death!
June 17th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Oh my. Now that’s what I call a proper greeting! Hi kitties!
June 17th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
WOW, that is a massive amount of kitty’s in one spot,lol.
June 17th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
WOW – we like this picture!
Make sure to check our blog Monday June 22 as we will Dare you again for the fifth time now!!!!
Mrs. OZ
June 17th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Those are a lot of mouths to feed!
June 17th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Wow!! That’s a lot of lucky cats you’ve captured!!
They’re supposed to bring in wealth
June 17th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
I love it! Look at all those cats! That’s quite a collection of them.
June 18th, 2009 at 6:24 am
That is quite a lot of cats. They look like they’re swearing an oath.
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June 18th, 2009 at 11:40 am
These are delightful and cheerful. Very nice!
June 19th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Thanks for stopping by my blog..:-) Its always nice to meet a fellow cat lover.
June 21st, 2009 at 1:14 am
Amazing to see so many together.