HAGI, Yamaguchi >> Unrin Temple in Hagi is putting its best foot forward this year, the Chinese zodiac’s Year of the Tiger. Why? Because it’s temple pays homage to a close cousin to the tiger: the cat ...
Legend goes that the Japanese feudal lord Naotaka Ii of the Edo period was heading home after some casual falconry when a cat seemed to wave at him, inviting him into a Buddhist temple called Gotokuji ...
A cat at a Buddhist temple in China has become an unexpected internet sensation after videos of it ‘blessing’ visitors with high-fives went viral. The feline, which resides at Xiyuan Temple in Suzhou, ...