The purrfect place for me. . . . This shrine just outside central Tokyo in a quiet neighborhood is where the “lucky cat” legend originates. . A poor monk cared for his beautiful white cat like his child, and one day he asked his cat to help bring some fortune to the temple. After some time, some Samurai were passing the temple, hungry, and they saw a small white cat raising its paw. . They were intrigued so they stopped and stayed the night at the monk’s house. A storm came, the Samurai spent many days with the monk, and were driven to donate land to the temple making it large and profitable - land I stood on today. . An otherwise stern zen shrine, there are thousands of lucky cat statues clustered there donated by grateful temple devotees, and it is now known as the cat shrine. Lucky cats are thought to bring business and good fortune in. ... since my business IS cats, I thought I must have to go. so, I visited the cats, said some prayers, and took home an Omamori lucky cat which is said to bring me more business with its little white paw. . . . #gotokuji #gotokujitemple #catsofinstagram #cats #catshrine #shintoshrine #shintoism #wishes #catstatues #luckycat #luckycats #tokyotravel #setagaya #purrsonalfinance #catsofinsta #kittensofinstagram #setagayaward