The iconic Maneki Neko, or beckoning cat, is a common good fortune figurine from Japan, that you may have spotted loyally sat in windows, on cash registers, and enshrined in temples. But ...

This cat is a part of the Maneki-Neko which dates back to the Edo period and is believed to have originated from the Gotokuji Temple. The cat figurines come in colours of white, gold, red ...