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Maneki-neko. Maneki-neko with motorized arm beckons customers to buy lottery tickets in Tokyo, Japan. 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 are usually made of ceramic or plastic. The figurine depicts a cat, traditionally a ...
The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor. Anime and manga portal. Natsume's Book of Friends ( Japanese: 夏目友人帳, Hepburn: Natsume Yūjin-chō) is a Japanese manga series by Yuki Midorikawa. It started in Hakusensha 's shōjo manga magazine LaLa DX in June 2003, where it ran until April 2008; it has been serialized in LaLa since July 2007.
Daruma doll. Daruma doll. A Daruma doll ( Japanese: 達磨, Hepburn: daruma) is a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen tradition of Buddhism. These dolls, though typically red and depicting the Indian monk, Bodhidharma, vary greatly in color and design depending on region and artist.
The Mitsukoshi headquarters are located on the left side of the street. Nihonbashi main branch interior. Mitsukoshi, Ltd. (株式会社三越, Kabushiki gaisha Mitsukoshi) is an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, which also owns the Isetan department store chain.
Domestic cat ( Felis catus) The Japanese Bobtail is a breed of domestic cat with an unusual bobtail more closely resembling the tail of a rabbit than that of other cats. The breed was first developed in Japan, and registered officially in the 1960s. [1] The breed has been known in Japan for centuries, and it frequently appears in traditional ...
Akira Kogami (小神 あきら, Kogami Akira) Voiced by: Ai Nonaka (NDS video game and extra drama CD), Hiromi Konno [37] (radio, anime, PS2 and PSP video game, new drama CD, Miyakawa-ke no Kūfuku anime and drama CD), Stephanie Sheh (English) Akira is a fourteen-year-old junior high school student, who is also the captain of the Lucky Star ...
Luck Cat Records has officially opened at 2557 Lyndale Ave. S., with an opening weekend planned for July 5-7. Located across the street from the CC Club, the corner was a hot spot in the 1980s for ...
Kaibyō (かいびょう, "strange cat") are supernatural cats in Japanese folklore. Examples include bakeneko, a yōkai (or supernatural entity) 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 the owner; and nekomata, referring either to a type of yōkai that lives in mountain areas or ...