桜新町から豪徳寺で歩いて行くことに決めた私たちは、実香子の携帯のナビのおかげで迷わず目的地に辿り着きました。30分位の散歩でした。
Oops, wrong gate. We had to walk quite a ways to find the right entrance.
あっ、この門から入れない。入口はここからさらに歩く。
Here is the main entrance.
ここがメインの入口。
Gotokuji (Hondo) / 豪徳寺 本堂
Gotokuji was chosen as one of Setagaya Wards 100 Scenic Spots.
招き猫の豪徳寺は世田谷百景の一つでもある。
Temple Bell / 豪徳寺の鐘
In case you are not familiar with the story of the maneki neko (fortune cat), I borrowed this piece from Wikipedia.
[The maneki-neko (Japanese: 招き猫?, literally "beckoning cat") is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman), usually made of ceramic in modern times, which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. The figurine depicts a cat (traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed—often at the entrance—in shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. Some of the sculptures are electric or battery-powered and have a slow-moving paw beckoning. The maneki-neko is sometimes also called the welcoming cat, lucky cat, money cat, happy cat, or fortune cat in English].
このお寺が招き猫の伝説を生み出したお寺で有名。日本人なら誰でも知ってると思いますが、念のため、ウィキペディアからその伝説の話も借ります。
他の説がありますが、豪徳寺が一番有名と思う。
That's a lot of "fortune cats"!
招き猫がたくさんおる!
Prayer boards / 絵馬
3 Story Pagoda / 三重塔
Leaving the temple as we head out for lunch somewhere.
豪徳寺探索終了、次は何処かでランチを食べる。
Flower petal carpet / 花びらの絨毯
Of course, I did not forget to receive my temple seal!
もちろん豪徳寺の御朱印も忘れてませんよ。
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Good heavens, the cats have multiplied exponentially since my last visit! ^^
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