File:Setagaya14.jpg
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| Castle | Setagaya Castle |
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| Photo Order | 14 |
| Hidden | No |
| Description | Manekineko Shrine. Around the side of the main temple is a small shrine to the manekineko. People place a manekineko here when their wishes have been granted. Anyone familiar with Japan has seen these statues everywhere from local ramen shops to all the Japanese gift shops around the world. Notice that the manekineko here is simpler than you may have seen elsewhere. It's a white cat with no pattern and it is not holding anything. The cats placed here are always raising their right hand. One legend of the Manekineko traces it's origins back to this temple.
Ii Naotaka, the second lord of the Hikone Ii clan, was passing through this area when he saw a white cat (neko) that beckoned him (the maneki of manekineko) into the temple. Shortly thereafter a thunderstorm started (one legend says lightning struck where Naotaka was standing). Naotaka was able to take shelter in the temple until the rain passed. He was so grateful that he donated money to rebuild the temple and eventually made it the clan's funerary temple. Hikonyan, the mascot of Hikone Castle, is a white cat based on this same legend. So you see that the mascot of Hikone Castle actually has it's origins in Tokyo! |
| Short Description | Manekineko Shrine. |
| Description in Japanese | 招猫殿 |
| Short Description in Japanese | 招猫殿 |
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