場所埼玉県川口駅前

The Kawaguchi gigantic lion statue has one paw raised like Manekineko. Manekineko is believed to bring good luck to the owner. Some of them have a battery-powered slow-moving paw beckoning customers to enter the place. That right paw is always raised. This much bigger, fiercer cat is quite possibly trying to wave it’s mighty paw from the rooftop to get customers. 

 

場所：奈良県信貴山：虎だ、虎だ、お前は虎になるのだ！

The tiger motif is common around the precincts of Mount Shigi. It is because Prince Shotoku is said to have made his prayer to the god of war at the hour of the tiger on the day of the tiger in the year of the tiger. トラ！トラ！トラ！Entering the temple grounds you will see the world’s largest paper mache tiger guarding the entrance! There is also a man selling tiger-shaped manjuu. You can freely explore the temple at your pace. I recommend walking through the tiger tunnel to you. 

 

場所：奈良県信貴山：A huge papier-mache tiger is installed on the approach road overlooking the main hall.  Shigi was like an attraction with a tiger motif throughout the mountain. 招き猫＋招きトラ とらとらとら Everything is going so well. There is no choice but for everything to go well. 私自身はむしろ Misfortunes always come in pairs. One misfortune has followed another.　But my best successes always came on the heels of failure. と感じる。