The maneki-neko, also known as the welcoming cat, lucky cat, money cat ... and contrary to popular belief—is not actually waving. In Japan, unlike in Western cultures, the way to beckon someone ...

The waving cat, the lucky cat, the beckoning cat ... their origins actually reside in Japan. There’s some debate as to which city holds the claim, but the most enduring legend is that of ...

Nowadays, you’ll see maneki-neko everywhere, but if you take a closer look, you see that the little neko-chan (meaning ‘small or cute cats’ in Japanese ... paw law A lucky cat grants ...

Head to Gotokuji Temple in west Tokyo to this lucky cat haven ... ‘maneki neko’ waving cats is home to thousands of the cute little kitty statues. People from all over Japan visit the temple ...

the lucky cat is called “maneki neko” (招き猫) or “beckoning cat.” Japanese in origin, some Westerners think the cat is waving good-bye. However, it is making the Japanese gesture for ...

As the cat’s paw is believed to invite customers and prosperity inside, it also gets positioned near the money spaces. While the Japanese lucky cat is mostly seen in shops and business ...

But they’re not waving ... debate, Japan emerges victorious. One popular fable revolves around the Gotoku-ji temple, on the outskirts of Tokyo: in 1622, during a tempest, a temple cat motioned ...

Legend goes that the Japanese feudal lord Naotaka Ii of the ... He saw the encounter as divine proof that the temple was blessed with a lucky cat and later funded a renovation of the temple ...

The waving cat, the lucky cat, the beckoning cat ... their origins actually reside in Japan. There’s some debate as to which city holds the claim, but the most enduring legend is that of ...