Tokyo: Gotokuji Lucky Cat Temple, Shinjuku Cat Cafe, 3D Giant Cat
Description
Meow~, Welcome to "Catastic" tour in Tokyo! This is the Purr-fect “Cat-themed” journey for all cat lovers! Our "Cat" tour, featuring popular Cat-themed spot in Tokyo, is perfect not only for Cat Lovers but also for regular tourists. It includes a visit to “Gotokuji Cat Temple” the famous "Lucky Cat Temple" with a ten-thousand lucky cats, the Instafamous “Giant 3D Cat” in Shinjuku, Japan’s largest "Cat cafe,” plus charming Cat-themed shops and lovely Cat-themed sweets shop. It’s a Purr-fectly fun and feline-filled adventure! ・Exploring the "Cat lover highlights" of Tokyo. ・Enjoy a "Cat temple" with ten thousand lucky cats, learn about the history of the lucky cats and the temples with the guide's explanation. ・Be amazed by the super popular “3D Cat” with the short story on the Billboard. ・Play with lovely cats at the largest "Cat cafe" in Japan with enjoying famous "Cat's breakfast time." Our tour is perfect for families, friends, Cat lovers, and those who enjoy unique experiences!
Tour Options
Itinerary
It's the Instafamous "Giant 3D cat" in Shinjuku. The 3D giant cat at the east entrance of Shinjuku Station became popular on Instagram and is now known as the "Cat of Shinjuku East Exit." The area around the east entrance of Shinjuku Station is a bustling shopping district where people gather, and the cat has become a friendly and familiar presence for both locals and tourists. Additionally, this 3D cat appears every 15 minutes, showcasing a short story for visitors to enjoy.
Enjoy your time playing with the lovely cats at Japan's "largest" cat cafe. It's the largest and clean cat café lounge in Japan, where approximately 30 cats will warmly welcome you. Every morning at 10:30AM, we can observe a very charming breakfast feeding time, as the cats all eat together just as shown in the product image.
The Gotokuji Shopping Street is a shopping street located between Gotokuji Station, known as "Cat Town," and Gotokuji Temple. Many of the shops display Maneki-neko (beckoning cats), and we can enjoy cat-themed item store as well as sweets modeled cats.
A famous cat temple with a thousand lucky cats. Learn about the history of the Maneki-neko (lucky cat) with tour guide's explanation. Gotokuji is a Buddhist temple, and is widely recognized as the birthplace of the Maneki-neko (beckoning cat). According to legend, the temple’s cat raised its paw to gesture toward a passing samurai, which led to the samurai's good fortune and the temple’s prosperity. As a result, Gotokuji is home to many Maneki-neko statues, which are believed to bring good luck and fortune.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The cat cafe shown in the product image does NOT accept children under "13years old" unfortunately..
- Guests must be at least 13 years old due to the age restrictions of the cat café.
- If your child is under the age of 13 and there are no other participants on the tour, we can switch to a cat café where allows children under 13. Please contact us via help center before booking to discuss this option.
- The cat cafe visit will be 30 min (admission included), so we can arrive in time before the lucky cat temple store closes at 12PM.
- The total duration includes walking time and train travel time.
- There might be another participants.
- We’re sorry, but please note that a minimum of 2 participants is required per booking for this tour.
- Tour end up at Gotokuji (Lucky cat temple) Sta.
- From Gotokuji lucky cat temple station, it’s about a 10-minute walk to Gotokuji lucky cat temple. If walking long distances is a bit challenging for you, please keep this in mind before booking.
Reviews(20)
The two guides offer a very friendly tour that is well organized and fun for the cat lover in your life.
Thank you so much for your review! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with the lovely cats at the cat café and the lucky cats at the temple (=^・^=) Once again, thank you very much for your participation!
What a unique tour!! Our guide was full of interesting facts about the cat population in Japan, the history of the lucky cat in Japan and very accommodating. The shrine was packed and the lines were long but he helped us navigate short cuts through the people. Very unique and fun experience.
Thank you so much for your review! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with the lovely cats at the cat café and the lucky cats at the temple (=^・^=) Once again, thank you very much for your participation!
Hiro was very knowledgeable and nice to tour with. Even with the rain, we had a very nice time! Thank you!
Thank you so much for your review! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with the lovely cats at the cat café and the lucky cats at the temple (=^・^=) Once again, thank you very much for your participation!
Tour was great, guide was knowledgeable and we had a great time learn cat facts with the tour. Definitely recommend.
Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour (=^・^=) Once again, thank you very much for your participation!
A great tour for both cat lovers, and others who want to experience something different from the usual tourist attractions in Tokyo. Our tour guide was Hero- he was friendly and great at sharing his historical information at each of the places we visited. You will do quite a bit of walking on this tour so not great for those with mobility issues. The cat café was so fun and it doesn’t include free drinks so you can get coffee juice or soda. I wish we could’ve had more time to stay here longer, but it is pretty brief. The train ride is a bit long for a guided tour and there was a lot of sitting just kind of waiting to get to the Gotokuji area. And then you walk quite a ways to get to the actual temple. The temple was a great experience with lots of things to see, including the alleyway of 1000 lucky cats. (Tip; bring a small picture of your own cat to leave in the alleyway! And if you want to leave a lucky cat, maybe bring one ahead of time because you can only get one per person and if you want to take it home then you’ll want another one to leave there.) It was fun to learn about a lucky cat, its meaning and about the history of the original living lucky cat, who this temple is built after. Without that you were guide, we probably wouldn’t have learned this, but I also think you could explore this area and the shopping street without a tour guide and have just as enjoyable of a time. The shopping street was fun with little shops to buy cat things, some dessert, places, and coffee. You will automatically walk through this area to get to the temple and to come back to get to the train station. Again, you will do quite a bit of walking.
We had a great tour guide for this one. Very responsive when train confusion was making us late, very calm when we kept stopping for photos, and very informed about his subject and prepared with a binder of facts. The area with the lucky cat temple is a welcome break from the packed areas of the city.
Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with the lovely cats at the cat café and the lucky cats at the temple (=^・^=) Once again, thank you very much for your participation!
We missed an opportunity to go on this tour due to a flight delay that resulted in a missed connecting flight; however, I highly commend the professionalism and diligence of Hiro, our tour guide operator. Hiro was clear in his communication throughout the process and very understanding of our travel situation. If you are looking to do this tour, know that you will be well-communicated with, with timely and detailed responses, exceptional customer service, and professionalism. If we have the chance to do this tour in the future, we will gladly do so!
Thank you so much for your reservation! We're sorry it didn’t work out this time, but we’d love for you to join the tour when you're in Japan again next time!!
Hiro was an amazing guide, full of cat facts I didn’t know about Japan and cat history. The cat cafe was so fun. We enjoyed the temple so serene and fun cat themed shopping stores. Hiro showed patience so we could get our Eki stamp and helped us get back when the tour was over. 100% recommend this tour if you are a cat lover. Don’t forget to make a wish when you are ringing the bell. Dōmo arigatōgozaimasu どうもありがとうございます Hiro.
Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with the lovely cats at the cat café and the lucky cats at the temple (=^・^=) Once again, thank you very much for your participation!
It was well organised and our guide was knowledgeable and fun. The temple was lovely with gardens and nearby cemetery. The meeting point was easy to find and well located outside the station. Very fun experience.
Thank you so much for your review! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with the lovely cats at the cat café and the lucky cats at the temple (=^・^=) Once again, thank you very much for your participation!
We had a wonderful time with Hiro, visiting all things cats! He made the whole experience fun and also informative. Hiro is genuine and very helpful. It was a warm but rainy day, Hiro was the hero with little fans for us to help stay cool. Thank you Hiro for making our cat tour so enjoyable!
Thank you so much for your review! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with the lovely cats at the cat café and the lucky cats at the temple (=^・^=) Once again, thank you very much for your participation!
