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todayintokyo:

A shrine for lost cats! If your cat has gone missing, you can offer a prayer for its safe return at Tachikawa Suitengū (立川水天宮).

It all started with jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita (山下洋輔), whose beloved moggy went AWOL. Yamashita walked all over his neighbourhood, looking for his cat, but no success. During his wanderings he stopped at Tachikawa Suitengū, several kilometers from his home, and prayed for his cat’s return.

The next day … guess who turned up? Since then, cat lovers visit this shrine to ask for their cats’ protection, and people who’ve lost a cat pray that their pet will come back home. 

If you want to hear Yamashita play, here you go.