The maneki-neko (招き猫, lit. 'beckoning cat') is a common Japanese figurine which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In modern times, they...

David Michelinie (/mɪkəˈlaɪni/; born May 6, 1948) is an American comic book writer best known for scripting Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man and Iron...

restaurants in the United States. The restaurant is named after the Maneki-neko. When the restaurant first opened in 1904, it was shaped like a Japanese...

commonly characterized as having the ability to shapeshift into human form; maneki-neko, usually depicted as a figurine often believed to bring good luck to...

territory. After Momo and Okarun defeat her, Seiko seals her spirit inside a maneki-neko doll, and she agrees to aid Okarun and Momo in finding Okarun's testicles...

States, calicoes sometimes are referred to as money cats. In Japan, Maneki-neko figures depict calico cats, bringing good luck. Japanese sailors often...

depicted as supernatural entities, or kaibyō (かいびょう, "strange cat"). The maneki-neko of Japan is a figurine often believed to bring good luck to the owner...

Di Gi Charat Nyo! (Japanese: デ・ジ・キャラットにょ, Hepburn: De Ji Kyaratto Nyo) is a Japanese anime and an alternate version of Di Gi Charat. The series features...

Sagara Tadafusa. Daikeizan Gōtoku-ji is said to be the birthplace of the maneki-neko. According to legend, Ii Naotaka, the daimyō of the Hikone Domain was...

carbunclo. In Japan, black cats are good luck and are connected with the god Maneki-neko. Scottish culture associates black cats with prosperity and the goddess...

idiom neko ni koban (猫に小判, literally, "gold coins for cats") has a similar meaning to the English phrase casting pearls before swine. The Maneki Neko is...

Domain, in Edo period. It is known as the "cat temple" because of the maneki-neko. Gōtoku-ji was established as Kōtoku-in in 1480, and was renamed "Edo...

has her origins in Maneki Neko, a traditional Japanese cat figurine. The name "Hello Kitty" is a back-translation of Maneki Neko, meaning "beckoning...

ancestors). In shops one often sees clay cats with a raised paw called maneki-neko, or rake-like bamboo objects called kumade supposed to attract good business...

mute so they cannot influence decisions made by humans. In Japan, the maneki neko cat is a symbol of good fortune. In Norse mythology, Freyja, the goddess...

bring prosperity. Maneki-neko Japanese, Chinese Often mistaken as a Chinese symbol due to its usage in Chinese communities, the Maneki-neko is Japanese.[citation...

Maneki-neko with Seven Lucky gods...

There, they initiate the second game, Belling the Cat, featuring a Maneki-neko, where students dressed as mice attempt to throw a bell into a hoop attached...

There is a Japanese statue of a cat with its paw in the air called Maneki Neko (translates to 'beckoning cat') and is an artist interpretation of the...

Kaibyō Kuroneko — a 1968 horror film featuring vengeful cat spirits Maneki-neko 多田 (2000)、170–171頁。 笹間 (1994)、127–128頁。 平岩 (1992)、36–66頁。 石川 (1986)、696頁。...

red ink. (This is due to names on grave markers being red.) Use of the Maneki Neko or "lucky cat". Many businesses such as shops or restaurants have figures...

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popular and famous is an anthropomorphic animal, or a variation on the maneki neko, the cat figure which waves its paw to gather prosperity for the residence...

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Hikone Castle. The character design is derived from a legend concerning maneki-neko and Ii Naotaka, the 3rd Lord of Hikone. The daimyō was beckoned by a...

spirit that manifests itself in the form of a cat-like woman. Kaibyō Maneki-neko 湯本豪一編著 (2003). 妖怪百物語絵巻. 国書刊行会. p. 105. ISBN 978-4-336-04547-8. Davisson...

unpublished books of verse about the Maneki Neko, a porcelain Japanese feline commonly known as "The Beckoning Cat": Maneki Neko: The Japanese Legend Of The Beckoning...

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coins in feng shui Lucky Frog, sculpture inspired by this tradition Maneki Neko Nang Kwak Horwitz, Amy; Learned, Dan; Ortiz, Ivan; Dooley, Lisa; Ostowari...

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