Enjimono-Hin is the largest retail and online store for Fortune Cat / Maneki-Neko and Daruma charms
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| Monday | 15:00 - 23:00 |
| Tuesday | 15:00 - 23:00 |
| Wednesday | 15:00 - 23:00 |
| Thursday | 15:00 - 23:00 |
| Friday | 15:00 - 23:00 |
| Saturday | 15:00 - 23:00 |
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The origin of Fortune Cats
The maneki-neko (Japanese: 招き猫, literally "beckoning cat") is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman) which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In modern times, they are usually made of ceramic or plastic.
It is commonly believed that Maneki-neko originated in Tokyo (then named Edo), while some insist it was Kyoto. Maneki-neko first appeared during the later part of the Edo Period in Japan. The earliest records of Maneki-neko appear in the Bukō nenpyō's (a chronology of Edo) entry dated 1852. The Utagawa Hiroshige's ukiyo-e, "Joruri-machi Hanka no zu", painted also in 1852, depicts the Marushime-neko, a variation of Maneki-neko, being sold at Senso temple, Tokyo. In 1876, during the Meiji era, it was mentioned in a newspaper article, and there is evidence that kimono-clad maneki-neko were distributed at a shrine in Osaka during this time.
