08 de agosto de 2018 - 05:55 p. m.
Así es el templo de los "gatos de la suerte"
Durante décadas, el templo de Gotokuji, en Tokio, ha atraído a los curiosos en busca de espiritualidad en medio de sus miles de "gatos de la suerte''. Pero hoy los admiradores de estas populares esculturas japonesas son sobre todo "instagramers" venidos de todo el mundo.
El Espectador
This photo taken on August 6, 2018 shows cat figurines called "maneki-neko" at the Gotokuji temple in Tokyo.
Tokyo's Gotokuji temple has long attracted visitors with its thousands of figurines of beckoning white cats, thought to bring good luck. But of late it has brought in another breed: Instagrammers. The international cat day is celebrated on August 8. / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU
AFP - MARTIN BUREAU
This photo taken on August 6, 2018 shows a woman looking at cat figurines called "maneki-neko" at the Gotokuji temple in Tokyo.
Tokyo's Gotokuji temple has long attracted visitors with its thousands of figurines of beckoning white cats, thought to bring good luck. But of late it has brought in another breed: Instagrammers. The international cat day is celebrated on August 8. / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU
AFP - MARTIN BUREAU
This photo taken on August 6, 2018 shows cat figurines called "maneki-neko" at the Gotokuji temple in Tokyo.
Tokyo's Gotokuji temple has long attracted visitors with its thousands of figurines of beckoning white cats, thought to bring good luck. But of late it has brought in another breed: Instagrammers. The international cat day is celebrated on August 8. / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU
AFP - MARTIN BUREAU
This photo taken on August 6, 2018 shows cat figurines called "maneki-neko" at the Gotokuji temple in Tokyo.
Tokyo's Gotokuji temple has long attracted visitors with its thousands of figurines of beckoning white cats, thought to bring good luck. But of late it has brought in another breed: Instagrammers. The international cat day is celebrated on August 8. / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU
AFP - MARTIN BUREAU
This photo taken on August 6, 2018 shows cat figurines called "maneki-neko" at the Gotokuji temple in Tokyo.
Tokyo's Gotokuji temple has long attracted visitors with its thousands of figurines of beckoning white cats, thought to bring good luck. But of late it has brought in another breed: Instagrammers. The international cat day is celebrated on August 8. / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU
AFP - MARTIN BUREAU
This photo taken on August 6, 2018 shows a woman looking at cat figurines called "maneki-neko" at the Gotokuji temple in Tokyo.
International Cat Day, created in 2002, is celebrated on August 8 every year. / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU
AFP - MARTIN BUREAU
This photo taken on August 6, 2018 shows wooden votive tables called "ema" with wishes and images of cats on them at the Gotokuji temple in Tokyo.
Tokyo's Gotokuji temple has long attracted visitors with its thousands of figurines of beckoning white cats, thought to bring good luck. But of late it has brought in another breed: Instagrammers. The international cat day is celebrated on August 8. / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU
AFP - MARTIN BUREAU
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