Place of worship

Gotokuji Temple

32 locals recommend,
Location
2-chōme-24-7 Gōtokuji
Setagaya City, Tokyo

Tips from locals

Teru
August 4, 2016
This is a very pleasant, small temple with many, many statues of waving cats.
Norie
March 16, 2016
GOUTOKUJI Birthplace of the temple of the Lucky Cat legend 「Beckoning cat」
Kou
November 11, 2015
While there are several legends about the origins of cat charm, one of the widely known story regards Gotokuji as the place of origin. Legend holds that the ”maneki neko” originated back in Edo pero..
Rui
February 26, 2020
You can see many lucky cats here.
Yukari
June 13, 2019
There are many beckoning cats. Shooting spot

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