This is a lucky cat,"Maneki-neko". In Japan, this cat brings luck. Maneki-neko doll is a Japanese popular lucky item. The cat and the cushionis connected. How do you take off each of them? The coin is the hint. If you know the solution, it isn't difficult to open.
This work was produced by Karakuri Creation Group’s craftsmen, from selected idea in the “1st Karakuri Puzzle Idea Contest”

Original idea by Takuya Okada
Hand-crafted by Tatsuo Miyamoto, Yoh Kakuda (Karakuri CreationGroup)