My Solo Sanctuary: Finding Serenity at Tokyo's Lucky Cat Temple
by SonnySideUp
Sep 1, 2025
In Tokyo🇯🇵, the lucky cat🐱 Shrine⛩️ is relatively close to the city and convenient, in addition to Imado Shrine⛩️, the other is Gotokuji Temple; it is rumored that Haotokuji Temple is the origin of Japan🇯🇵 lucky cat🐱, and in Japan🇯🇵, in addition to the lucky cat, there is also a raised right hand🖐🏻 lucky cat, and Haotoku Temple is all lucky cats ~ currently placed
Hautokuji Temple is located in 🇯🇵 Setagaya, Tokyo, it is very convenient to take most popular places in Tokyo by car 🚇, such as Shinjuku is only 15 minutes, Shimo Kitazawa or Shibuya to only 5-10 minutes; Fu Cat🐱's trace, and there are many instructions on the road to teach tourists how to walk over, very convenient; if you have the opportunity to meet the happy lucky cat tram🐱🚇, you can take a cute train to the Miyazaka Station near Haudeji Temple, walk over 5 minutes, but the train running time is different every day, announced on the day, really depends on luck ~
Once you step into the area of Haudeji Temple, feel a very countryside feeling, very comfortable and quiet😌, the garden🌳 is beautifully decorated, along the way many introduction to history items, but all in Japanese, interested can find relevant information online to understand this ~ After enjoying the entire Haode Temple, you must want to buy a lucky cat🐱 back, whether the lucky cat furnishings or guard, can only purchase one item per purchase, which means that only one lucky cat🐱 or one guard can be taken away
After visiting Haudeji Temple, you can also visit Sanhin Tea House; it only takes 11 minutes to take a bus from Higashinozaka Station to Sanhin Tea House. Sanhin Tea House is a unique neighborhood that combines fashion and nostalgia. There are many vintage shops, coffee shops ☕️, bakeries🥐🥖 and izakayas You can have lunch here, then take the car to walk around Kitazawa and Shibuya in search of treasures
🕰️Opening Hours: 06:00 - 17:00 (Temple Office 08:00 - 15:00)
📍Transportation:
🚇Tokyu Electric Railway Tanen City Line "Sanhin Chaya Station" / Keio Line "Shimotaka Ido Station", change to the Setagaya Line to "Miyanosaka Station", 5 minutes walk
🚇Tokyu Electric Railway Tanen City Line "Sanhin Chaya Station" / Keio Line "Shimotakaideo Station", change to Setagaya Line to "Yamashita Station", 10 minutes walk
🚇Tokyu Electric Railway Odakyu Line to "Hautokuji Station", 10 minutes walk
💞Reason for recommendation: Lucky ~ hipster journey
#TokyoItinerary #LuckyCat
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