🐱 Tokyo, Japan's Cutest Temple 🐱
🐾 In Tokyo, immerse yourself in a sea of cats and, today is perfect for 'petting' cats 🐱~ This must be the cutest shrine in Japan! This tiny shrine is located in Tokyo, Japan, and is home to thousands of beckoning cats 🐱, incredibly adorable! Come and get cozy with the Hakimis! This Hōkō-ji temple in Tokyo, which houses thousands of beckoning cats, should not be missed 🐱. All the beckoning cats meekly raise their right paws in a soft and cute scene that will surely win you over! Your feline devotee requests to join the battle 🙋🏻! Save this post, and let me guide you through Tokyo's cat temples 🐾~ 🐈 Cat Temple - Hōkō-ji ⛩️ 📍 2-chome-24-7 Hōkōji, Setagaya City, Tokyo, Japan 🕕 Opening Hours: Daily 6:00 - 18:00 ✅ Admission to Hōkō-ji is free! As the birthplace of the maneki-neko, the shrine is a veritable mountain of cats, with thousands of beckoning cats lined up. (Beckoning cats raise their right paws, different from the left paw holding a coin of the lucky cat~) ✅ Come and invite a beckoning cat to make a wish~There are 6 sizes of Omamori to choose from freely. ✅ The ema (votive picture boards) in the temple are also in the shape of beckoning cats, and there are souvenirs you can bring for your friends and family. 📌 Tips: The temple office for the beckoning cats closes at 4 pm, so those who wish to pray should not come too late~ 📖 Fun Fact: Hōkō-ji has the most beckoning cats, with about 1000 or so. This is also the birthplace of the beckoning cat. The beckoning cat raises its right paw, while the lucky cat raises its left paw. If you want to fulfill a wish, you can first take a beckoning cat back, and when the wish is realized, return it and exchange it for a larger one to take home. This is the origin of the thousands of cats in the temple~ 🐱 Travel Tips: Take the Odakyu Line from Shinjuku, and you can reach Hōkō-ji in just 15 minutes, making it quite suitable for a half-day trip. There are quite a few foreign tourists here, and locals also come to pray. As soon as you step out of 'Hōkō-ji Station', you can immediately spot the beckoning cat figures. There are many small sculptures of beckoning cats around the station, super cute. Hōkō-ji includes a Buddha hall, beckoning hall, main hall, and a three-story pagoda, so it's not just about the beckoning cats. The opening time is from 6 am to 6 pm daily, and the temple office is from 9 am to 4:30 pm. If you come too late, it will be closed. Behind the beckoning hall is the famous lucky cat donation place, with thousands of lucky cats lined up, which is really spectacular. However, those with trypophobia are advised to take a detour 😂 There are cherry blossom trees planted in the temple, and visiting here in spring allows you to enjoy the beautiful full garden of cherry blossoms; in addition, autumn is also a good time to visit here, and you may have the opportunity to capture the beauty of maple leaves with beckoning cats. 😺 Quickly add this Tokyo trip, which no cat lover can refuse, to your travel bucket list 🤳~ Those who want to travel to Japan, leave your travel time + number of people, and I will customize an exclusive itinerary for you~ #JapanTravelGuide #JapanCustomTour #JapanCharterTour #Hokoji #CatTemple #JapanTravel #NationalDayTour