Omatsu Daigongen Cat Shrine
shrine
お松大権現
Hillside shrine packed with 10,000 cat statues, tied to an Edo-era feline vengeance legend.
Over 10,000 maneki-neko statues crowd the grounds of this forested hillside shrine in Anan, dedicated to a vengeful cat spirit from Edo-period legend. The origin story involves a wronged woman named Omatsu whose pet cat avenged her execution by driving corrupt officials to ruin. Students flock here before university entrance exams, believing the cat god brings victory against the odds.
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