The best time to visit Gotokuji (Lucky Cat Temple)

Tokyo · Shibuya

Quietest 6am–8am.

Quiet window
6am–8am
Quietest day
15-17
Typical crowd
Moderately busy
Booking
No booking needed
Weather
Part indoor, part out
How long
About 30 min

Hundreds of white beckoning cats stacked in rows — the maneki-neko's birthplace.

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