This temple has significantly increased in popularity among foreign tourists in the past few years, with the main drawcard being a wonderfully strange sea of beckoning cats. Gotoku-ji has been the home of the maneki neko (lucky cat) since the Edo Period when a white cat apparently saved a warlord from a dangerous storm by beckoning him inside the temple. The cat became a symbol of good luck and its legend lives on in the statues. 世田谷线,从起站到迄站,短短的十个站点,不到十八分钟的车程,整体给人迷你可爱的感觉。世田谷线的路面电车,总长度不长,但沿途经过的地方都是极具生活感的区域,很适合来一趟途中下车闲晃的散步之旅。在山下车站是在以前的商店街残留下悠闲又温柔的一条街,我漫步在这条老街上,莫名的感到平静而安心。路面电车真的是东京最让人惊喜连连的交通工具,我能够在这样悠闲的气氛中渡过一整天,真是件幸福的事。穿过月台往里面走,会看到一个小小的平交道,在不影响来往路人及行车安全的前提下,这里也是一个很棒的摄影景点。豪德寺位于东京世田谷区的住宅区之中,虽然外观看上去跟普通的寺庙没分别,但里面却大有乾坤。招福猫使豪德寺成为猫迷圣地,其密集的视觉冲击也使该地成为拍照打卡的新景点,吸引旅客和摄影爱好者前来拍摄朝圣。 在宫之坂站下车后,往右转一直直走,沿着铁道走就是豪德寺商店街,偶尔能拍到列车行经过的特殊景致外,散步前往豪德寺的途中,也到处有招财猫在迎接着。除了车站检票口前的招财猫像外,电线杆上也有招财猫好像在指引著我往豪德寺的交通路线。 If you pass through the gate, you'll be greeted by the mystical sight of a road lined with pine trees. Some of the pine trees extend as far as thirty meters into the air, and walking under them will give you a brisk, refreshing feeling. 进去后一片绿意,散步起来非常清凉。若是春季或秋季搭上阳光或夕阳,一定更漂亮。 If you pass under another gate along the tree-lined road, a majestic three-story wooden pagoda comes into view. This impressive structure features magnificent detailed carvings and no matter how many times you look at them, one can never get tired of the seeing how sophisticated they are. 豪德寺有1000多只以上的招福猫,是东京的三大猫神社之一。许多人来此都会在此许愿、买只招福猫回家,当愿望实现时,就将招福猫带回来供奉在此,看来豪德寺真的很灵验,才会有满满的招福猫此在。 有些人以为只要是手举起来的都是招财猫,其实不然,正统的招财猫有分公猫(招福猫)、母猫(招财猫),举右手的是公猫,象征招财纳福;母猫则是举起左手,象征人潮滚滚,店家大多是放举左手的招财猫,因为人潮就是钱潮。豪德寺都是举起右手的招福猫,而不是很多人误以为举左手的招财猫。 In one corner of the precincts you can find an area dedicated to countless maneki neko, the main reason why Gotokuji Temple is known around the world. With cat figurines of every shape and size on display, this makes the perfect place for taking a photo to remember your trip by!
虽然一开始是冲著招福猫而来,但豪德寺内宁静的悠闲氛围,很是令人喜欢,无论是不是猫奴,来到世田谷一带都很推荐到豪德寺走走,秋天来此还有机会看到满院枫红。如果运气好,还能坐到期间限定的幸福之招福猫电车呢!
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