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Tokyo: Gotokuji Temple Guided Tour with Manekineko Statues

By DeepExperience, Inc.
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$136 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Visit the Gotokuji Temple, a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Tokyo
  • Learn about the history of the temple and the legend of the manekineko
  • Take a walk from the station gate to the temple with a professional guide
  • Enjoy a unique historical, cultural, and photographic experience
  • Take pictures with many cats and dedicate a cat statue to the temple

Activity location

    • Tokyo
    • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 日本、〒154-0021 東京都世田谷区豪徳寺１丁目４３ | In front of the Gotokuji Station ticket gate. The guide will be holding the yellow sign for DeepExperience.
    • Setagaya City, Tokyo, Japan

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Tokyo: Gotokuji Temple Guided Tour with Manekineko Statues

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Price details
AU$136.14 x 1 AdultAU$136.14
Total
Price is AU$136.14

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Professional guide
  • Inclusions
    Entrance fees
  • Inclusions
    Opportunity to dedicate a cat statue with your prayers
  • Exclusions
    Transport to/from Gotokuji Station
  • Exclusions
    Meals and drinks
  • Exclusions
    Personal expenses

Know before you book

    • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users

What you can expect

  • Join a guided tour of the Gotokuji Temple in Tokyo. Learn about the history of the temple and the legend of the beckoning cats. Take pictures with the many cat statues and dedicate a cat statue to the temple with your prayers.

    Meet your guide in front of the ticket gate of Odakyu Gotokuji Station. Begin with a walk from the station gate to the temple. Gotokuji Temple is a historic temple that has been located here for more than 400 years. This quiet Zen Buddhist temple owes its name to the many cat statues that line its grounds.

    Legend has it that once, when a samurai passed by the temple, a cat invited the samurai into the temple, allowing him to escape a thunderstorm. Because of this legend, it is believed that the cats in this temple help people to escape from difficulties and invite good fortune, and many statues of cats are lined up on the temple grounds to invite happiness.

    Have the opportunity to visit a Zen temple with a guide, take pictures with many cats, and dedicate a cat statue to the temple with your prayers.

Location

Activity location

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    • Tokyo
    • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 日本、〒154-0021 東京都世田谷区豪徳寺１丁目４３ | In front of the Gotokuji Station ticket gate. The guide will be holding the yellow sign for DeepExperience.
    • Setagaya City, Tokyo, Japan