But now the cat's out of the bag. According to the Washington Post, the zealous Washington fan left a Maneki-Neko cat doll on the top of Fenway Park's Green Monster in order to bring about good luck.

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.

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 ...

If you're a cat lover, and are fond of Japan's beckoning lucky Maneki-Neko cat figurines, you should visit Gotokuji Temple, home of a thousand Maneki-Neko cats. But don't take any of them home with ...

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 ...

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 ...