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This Good Fortune cat, also known as Maneki Neko, is found in many businesses and homes throughout Japan and Hawaii to bring wealth.

What is Maneki Neko? Maneki Neko is a cat figurine. However, it is not just any kind of cat figurine. The one which sits and has it's front paw raised as if it is calling for someone is the only one that can be called a " Maneki neko". It just sits in your house or in your store. But it does bring the luck, the fortune and the customers into your store. It does invite the happiness to your home! It works as a kind of lucky charm ( something like a St. Christopher's charm) in Japan.

Maneki Neko, the Japanese beckoning cat has a history rich in Japanese tradition, but has also become a worldwide icon for "Welcome", and is collected by cat lovers all over the globe. There are cat shaped lucky charms called Maneki-neko in Japan. A Maneki-neko raises one of its front paws and beckons (maneku) by showing the palm of the paw. It is believed that the cats bring fortune and the customers into your store. So you can see them in many Japanese businesses.

An old Japanese tradition, the Maneki Neko has become a popular collector's item all over the globe. Not only is the Maneki Neko a loveable figurine for collection, its story is fascinating. There are many legends of its origin, and superstitions abound about the Beckoning Cat.

White Maneki Neko
The second most popular color is white. Since the image of white is purity, some theories point out that the White Maneki Neko indicates purity by its white color. But my personal opinion is that it is just for the convenience of the manufacturers