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WHAT TO DOUnrinji Temple (Neko-dera)
A temple in Hagi, known for its thousand Jizo figures and called the cat temple for the many cat carvings in its grounds.
WHEREYamaguchi
Yamaguchi
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A temple in Hagi, known for its thousand Jizo figures and called the cat temple for the many cat carvings in its grounds.
About this place
A temple in Yoshibe-kami, Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, famous for its thousand Jizo statues. It is about 30 minutes by car from Hagi. The grounds have wooden cat carvings and lucky cat figurines, cat fortune slips, amulets and votive plaques, and it is known as the Cat Temple. It was featured on NHK General TV's program Asaichi.
