| Jisho-in Temple (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo), which enshrines neko jizoson (cat jizo (guardian deity of children)) as the honzon (principal image of Buddha) unveiled only at Setsubun (the traditional end of winter), has its origin in the legend of Dokan OTA, who won the Battle of Egota-Numabukurohara guided by a cat. |
自性院 (新宿区)（東京都新宿区）には節分のみ開帳される秘仏「猫地蔵尊」が本尊として祀られるが、これは太田道灌が猫の導きにより江古田・沼袋原の戦いに勝利した伝説に由来する。 |