- Daikeizan Gōtoku-ji (大谿山 豪徳寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Gōtokuji district of Setagaya ward, Tokyo, Japan.
- Official website of Daikeizan Gotokuji temple of Soto school, located in Setagaya.
- Despite its easy access from the big city, Gotokuji temple stands in peace and quiet surrounded by lush greens.
- If you are a cat lover and want to know more about the significance of cats in Japan, Gotokuji Temple is a great place to start exploring!
- Whether you love lucky cats or not, the temple garden makes Gotokuji an ideal place to stop for a moment of peace and a breath of fresh air.
- The nearest station to Gōtoku-ji Temple is Keio-Inokashira Line Komabatodaimae Station.
- Gōtoku-ji was established as Kōtoku-in in 1480, and was renamed "Edo Bodaiji" when the entire region came under the ownership of the Hikone Domain in 1633.
- He later claimed Gotoku-ji as his family temple, generously donating funds to rebuild and tend to its upkeep throughout the years.
- The main building of Gōtoku-ji Temple.
- Gōtoku-ji (豪徳寺) in Setagaya is known as a possible origin of Japan’s manekineko or lucky cat.
- The story goes, that feudal lord Ii Naotaka (1590-1659) was saved from a thunder storm, when he passed Gotoku-ji, and a cat beckoned him in with a waving paw.
- Gotoku-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Setagaya ward, southwest of Tokyo.
- Grateful to have survived, the nobleman gave part of his fortune to the monk, and Gotoku-ji was founded.