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Nanbu Jinja in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.
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The May 2012 Nakanomata village spring festival featured a reenactment of the defeat of the nekomata, and it has been held several times since then. (© Kamiechigo Yamazato Fan Club)
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A cat charm distributed by Bandai Shrine in Fukushima Prefecture during the heyday of silk farming.
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The book’s cover is a picture of the manekineko at Gōtokuji.
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The giant manekineko of Imado Shrine, at left, and a marushimeneko (right).
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