Monday, May 12, 2008

Maneki neko



"Maneki neko " means good- luck-beckoning cat.
The cat raising right paw bring money to the owner, raising left paw bring customers to the owner.
they are usually placed in shops, or in showcases of shops.
but rarely placed out of shops, like second photo.
I think they are so lovely.
There are various type of manekineko in Japan, I will show you interesting manekineko in this blog!!

2 comments:

Ričardas said...

I agree, they are lovely. I remember seeing so many of them in Japan.

nobu said...

Welcome to Funabashi-city.
I think the Cat doll invite you to here.
I hope you come back here again.

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