There are beckoning cats
Visit Gotokuji Temple

Gotokuji Temple is said to be the birthplace of the beckoning cat, since Naotaka Ii, the lord of Hikone, stopped by after being beckoned by a cat in front of the gate. There is also a three-storied pagoda with a height of 22.5 meters in the precincts. The largest nationally designated historic site in the area.

Gotokuji Temple

Address: 2-24-7 Gotokuji, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3426-1437
Hours: 6:00-18:00 (from late March), 6:00-17:00 (from late September)
Price/Free