The Maneki-Neko cats are cute, easily hackable figurines and we’ve featured them in the past, using them as everything from hit counters to POV displays.

Maneki-neko style Japanese cat dolls can be traced back to the Edo period (1603-1868), or shortly beforehand. They probably first appeared in the Buddhist temples Gotokuji, Saihoji, or Jishoin ...

The maneki-neko, also known as the welcoming cat, lucky cat, money cat, happy cat, and beckoning cat, dates back to the 17th century and has since become one of the most popular features in Asian ...

The Maneki-neko goes by several names, including the waving cat. Take a look inside Gotokuji Temple in Toyko, Japan, believed to be the beloved figure’s birthplace.

Bake neko can be good or evil, depending on the context, just like the maneki neko. These kind of spirit animals, more than any other representation of cats in Japan, have made their way into ...

The Maneki-Neko is most commonly linked to financial success. Many believe that keeping one of these cat figurines in a shop or in the office encourages customers to spend money, leading to ...

Estate LA x Maneki Neko: Estate LA have really raised the bar when it comes to designing new caps by releasing what is believed to be the very of its kind, a cut-away cap which was inspired by non ...

- October 27, 2021 Photograph by Jeremy Kramer E ssex Studios in Walnut Hills hides the Lucky Cat Museum—the only place in America that publicly displays more than 2,000 maneki-neko, a type of ...

MANEKI-NEKO, translated as beckoning cat but also known as lucky cat or welcome cat, is recognizable internationally, often found behind cash registers of restaurants and retail outlets — and also in ...