[Kyoto] The temple of the beckoning cat legend

●Name Danno Horin-ji Temple ●Access 36 Horinjimonzen-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 🚗Use the nearby parking lot ●Points Kyoto's Danno Horin-ji Temple is the temple where the "oldest maneki-neko legend in Japan" is passed down. This temple was the first in Japan to offer "nighttime childcare," and even now has a nursery school where you can hear the lively voices of children. Buddhist statues such as Benzaiten and Daikokuten are enshrined in the main hall. At Danno, black cats are worshiped as messengers of the gods. Black cats have been popular among the common people since the Edo period as messengers of the secret Buddha, Oyakami-son. Oyakami-son is a god who protects the night and protects from fires and theft. #Kyoto Tourism #Temples and Shrines #777