Overview
Three thousand beckoning cats; set side by side, each district's face and paw height give its origin away.
About this place
Maneki Neko Museum is a private museum of beckoning cats at 2 Yakushicho, Seto, Aichi Prefecture. It is the largest museum of beckoning cats in Japan. It was established by the Nihon Manekineko Club, founded in 1993 (Heisei 5). It exhibits several thousand items from the personal collections of Bando Kanji and Arakawa Chihiro, organizers of the club.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1998 Highlights / collection：3,000 maneki-neko from across Japan, Moulds from each production area Genre：Mingei (folk crafts), Crafts and ceramics
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