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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.
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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.
Source yamaguchi-tourism.jp ↗Verification notes
You can have a commemorative photo taken wearing a carved wooden cat.
Source yamaguchi-tourism.jp ↗Official website
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Source hagishi.com ↗Before you go
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