10/20/2025
Hard to believe our time in Japan is almost over! But of course I found good animal stuff. Subaru the Shiba Inu is the resident dog at Kantsuji Temple in Tokyo. He’s super sweet and today is his birthday! A few days ago I visited the statue of Hachikō, a faithful Akita who would meet his owner at Shibuya Station every day after work. One day his owner had a health event and died, and didn’t come home. But Hachikō went to the station every day for 10 more years to wait for him. And Gōtokuji Temple, home of the famous waving lucky cat. The story goes that a lord was on his way home and a cat popped out and led him to the temple. A storm came up, and the lord credited the cat with providing him the good fortune to avoid the storm. It’s a lovely temple to visit. And of course I have one of the cats coming home! We’ll see you back at it next week!