This photo taken on August 6, 2018 shows a woman looking at cat figurines called "maneki-neko" at the Gotokuji temple in Tokyo.
AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU

"The maneki-neko gives you the chance to appreciate what you have, the people you meet," Gotokuji's deputy priest Tessai Kasukawa told Agence France-Presse.

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