Manekineko Art Museum

招き猫美術館

Manekineko Art Museum in Kanzanji, Okayama City, preserves about 800 beckoning cats that have long been associated with bringing good fortune, according to its official site. The museum describes itself as a space to encounter art that invites happiness, including beckoning-cat displays and hands-on painting on unglazed cat figures with no reservation required. It announces daily opening from 10:00 to 17:00 year-round. The address is 865-1 Kanzanji, Kita-ku, Okayama City, telephone and fax 086-228-3301.