Syndicat

One day the guardian of shabby hut Gotokuji temple said to his cat: “I don’t blame you for not helping us out, all in all you’re just a kitty”. Soon near the gate passed daime Naotaka Ii. When heavy rain started, the ruler hid beneath giant tree, but suddenly cat waved him in from temple gates. As soon as ruler came closer, the lightning hit the tree and destroyed it to the grounds. In reward for saving him, Naotaka made mansion his patronymic temple. This is how the legend about Maneki-neko happiness cat originated.