Church

Gotokuji Temple

Area: Tokyo, Japan

Mon: 06:00–17:00
Tue: 06:00–17:00
Wed: 06:00–17:00
Thu: 06:00–17:00
Fri: 06:00–17:00
Sat: 06:00–17:00
Sun: 06:00–17:00
Hours: The temple office is open from 08:00 to 15:00.
Price: Free admission to the temple grounds: ¥0.
How to visit: Wheelchairs can traverse the cobbled grounds. Guide and service dogs are allowed; pets are not.
Hours: Free entry
Hours: About 30 min

Why it is worth the detour

Thousands of white cat figurines recall the legend of a beckoning cat that saved a feudal lord and inspired the maneki-neko tradition.

Gōtoku-ji is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in Tokyo, known as the 'cat temple' for its thousands of maneki-neko figurines. It also serves as the family temple for the Ii clan, with historical significance dating back to the Edo period.

What else is close by

The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.

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