GotoKuji Manekineko

Gotokuji temple was rebuilt in 1633 with the financial support from Naotaka Ii, the lord of Hikone domain. Naotaka Ii believed the cat brought him the luck and built the Shofuku-den to enshrine the cat that brought good fortune, naming it as Manekineko.

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