I walked in and around Gotokuji Temple in Setagaya City. I often visit the temple, but it had been a while since I had spent time strolling through the temple grounds.
As autumn approached in Tokyo, the leaves began to change color within the temple grounds. The trees surrounding the three-story pagoda were also gradually changing color. (See the 2nd photo)
Gotokuji Temple is now a popular tourist spot for foreign visitors. Today, there were far more foreign visitors than Japanese.
Gotokuji Temple is famous for its lucky cats, and some foreign tourists call it the “Cat Temple.” In one corner of the temple, there is a site to return lucky cat dolls purchased in the past. Thousands of lucky cats were places, and tourists were taking photos. (see also the top photo)
The shopping district near the temple was lined with many lucky cat-related shops. They sold lucky cat-shaped sweets and T-shirts with lucky cat illustrations.
A lucky cat statue stood in front of Odakyu Gotokuji Station.
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