Lucky Cat Museum

One of the more popular stories of the Lucky Cat or Maneki-neko is that a wealthy feudal lord was taking shelter under a tree near a temple during a thunderstorm. The lord saw the temple priest's cat beckoning to him and followed and a moment later the tree was struck by lightning. The lord became friends with the priest and the temple became prosperous.
This is why you see Lucky cats near the entrances to Asian restaurants, the beckon people in and are thought to bring prosperity.
You can see hundreds of versions of these waving cats at the Lucky Cat museum in the Essex Studio off E. McMillan St. They're recently moved to a larger space in the Essex building which is amazing because the place is still overflowing with cats. The museum is open 3-6pm Tuesday - Saturday but the best time is during one of Essex Studio's art walks when they are open until 10pm.











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