Tokonyan, A Giant Lucky Cat Figurine in Tokoname, Japan

Tokonyan front
photo by Hayashi Mei

Tokonyan is a giant maneki-neko (a good-luck cat figurine) in Tokoname, Japan. The ten-and-a-half-foot cat head looks over the town of Tokoname while two figures of smaller cats stare back at their massive feline friend.

Tokonyan and cats
photo by Shinya Uchida

Tokonyan at night
photo by isamu_WJ

Tokonyan peeking
photo by Minami_Carapare

Tokonyan back
photo by Hayashi Mei

via Minami_Carapare, Kotaku

Rebecca Escamilla
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