The iconic Maneki Neko, or beckoning cat, is a common good fortune figurine from Japan, that you may have spotted loyally sat ...

Every year on February 22, Japan celebrates National Cat Day, known as “Neko no Hi”. This special day is dedicated to ...

Well, oookay. Gotokuji temple, located in a quiet residential area of Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward, is said to be the birthplace of Japan’s ubiquitous luck-beckoning cat. Legend has it that Ii ...