Tokyo’s Gotokuji temple has long attracted spiritual visitors with its thousands of figurines of beckoning white cats, thought to bring good luck. But of late it has brought in another breed: Instagrammers. Around 10,000 figurines of white cats seated with one paw raised are stacked and strewn around
Tokyo’s Gotokuji temple has long attracted spiritual visitors with its thousands of figurines of beckoning white cats, thought to bring good luck. But of late it has brought in another breed: Instagrammers.
Around 10,000 figurines of white cats seated with one paw raised are stacked and strewn around the temple, providing tempting fodder for social media mavens from Japan and abroad.
„I actually Googled ‚Instagram spots Tokyo‘,“ said Emily Lin, a 25-year-old tourist from Hong Kong. „This was named one of the most ‚Instagrammable spots.'“
„These cats are like a symbol of luck in the Japanese culture,“ she added, looking for for new angles to capture the copious cats.
Ying-Chi Hsueh, 31, a photography student from Taiwan, also said he had been drawn to the temple by the photogenic felines. „I saw a picture on Instagram and I came here using Google Maps,“ he said.
