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Billiken Statue

Statue of Billiken, “The God of Things As They Ought to Be“ in The Shinsakei neighborhood of Osaka. Actually invented by Florence Pretz from St. Louis, an art teacher who saw him in a dream. People rub his feet for good luck.

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Statue of Billiken, “The God of Things As They Ought to Be“ in The Shinsakei neighborhood of Osaka. Actually invented by Florence Pretz from St. Louis, an art teacher who saw him in a dream. People rub his feet for good luck.