. ▁J ing or ō ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁created ▁many ▁famous ▁de ity ▁sculpt ures ▁located ▁throughout ▁Japan , ▁and ▁many ▁leg ends ▁have ▁been ▁told ▁about ▁him . ▁His ▁famous ▁nem uri - ne ko ▁(" sleep ing ▁cat ") ▁car ving ▁is ▁located ▁above ▁the ▁K ug uri - mon ▁Gate ▁amid st ▁the ▁sacred ▁mountain ▁shr ines ▁and ▁tem ples ▁of ▁Nik k ō , ▁Japan . ▁Among st ▁these ▁shr ines ▁and ▁tem ples ▁is ▁Nik k ō ▁T ō sh ō - g ū , ▁a ▁shr ine ▁that ▁hon ors ▁the ▁Sh ō gun ▁Tok ug awa ▁I ey as u . ▁The ▁two ▁drag on ▁car v ings ▁at ▁the ▁kar am on ▁in ▁U eno ▁T ō sh ō - g ū ▁are ▁also ▁attributed ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Other ▁sculpt ors ▁were ▁je alous ▁of ▁how ▁sk illed ▁a ▁car p enter ▁H id ari ▁was , ▁the ▁other ▁car pent ers ▁became ▁so ▁angry ▁that ▁they ▁cho pped ▁off ▁his ▁right ▁arm . ▁L uck ily ▁H id ari ▁was ▁left ▁handed ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁keep ▁working . ▁ ▁H id ari ▁in ▁Japanese ▁means ▁left ▁hand , ▁a ▁name ▁he ▁acquired ▁for ▁being ▁left ▁handed , ▁and ▁only ▁having ▁a ▁left ▁hand . ▁ ▁J ing or ō ▁was ▁a ▁famous ▁E do ▁period ▁artist , ▁designer , ▁sculpt or , ▁car p enter , ▁and ▁architect . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁to ▁a ▁black sm ith ▁and