Gōtokuji Temple
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Buddhist temple in the special wards of Tokyo, Japan
Daikeizan Gōtoku-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Gōtokuji district of Setagaya ward, Tokyo, Japan. Gōtoku-ji is a Sōtō Zen temple and served as the Bodai-ji of the Ii clan, who were lords of the Hikone Domain, in Edo period.
It is known as the "cat temple" because of the maneki-neko.
Address: 2 Chome-24-7 Gotokuji, Setagaya City, Tokyo 154-0021, Japan
Hours: Closes soon ⋅ 12 PM ⋅ Reopens 1 PM
Phone: +81 3-3426-1437
3 days ago · Gotokuji Temple, located in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, is a Buddhist temple that is said to be the birthplace of the maneki-neko, ...
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Lovely little temple nestled in the residential area of Gotoku-ji. It's quite easy to get there, take to local train on the Odakyu line from Shinjuku. Once ...
Official website of Daikeizan Gotokuji temple of Soto school, located in Setagaya.