Maneki Neko
(MANEKI)

Maneki-neko, translated as beckoning cat but also known as lucky cat or welcome cat, is recognisable internationally, often found behind cash registers of restaurants and retail outlets – and also in your phone.
Maneki-neko style Japanese cat dolls can be traced back to the Edo period (1603-1868), or shortly beforehand. Cats, great companions and pets, probably arrived in Japan as early as a few thousand years ago ( and by the eighth century ( appeared in literature and mythology.


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