The cat perhaps reminds Japanese travelers of the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, in which a foundling brings prosperity to her adoptive home. https://en.wikipedia.o

The cat perhaps reminds Japanese travelers of the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, in which a foundling brings prosperity to her adoptive home. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter