Kumano Hongu Taisha · Protection
Wa no Mamori — JoJo Creator Charm
和の守
$45
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Standard — Japan Post, tracked (about 3 weeks), $8 (free on 3+) · Express — EMS (about 1 week), $25
A two-sided charm designed by Hirohiko Araki, creator of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, linking Kumano Hongu Taisha's own pilgrimage road to Spain's Camino de Santiago. We had only one, and it has sold. It may be a while before we can offer another.
Tokyo Omamori Post is an independent shop, not affiliated with or endorsed by Kumano Hongu Taisha. The temple name shows where each charm was obtained.
We had only one of this charm and it has found a home. It may be a while before we can offer another. If you would like us to look for it, please contact us.
- What it means
Kumano Hongu Taisha asked Hirohiko Araki, the manga artist behind JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, to design this charm. Araki walked the Kumano Kodo — the pilgrimage trail that leads to the shrine — years earlier, and has returned to worship there many times since.
One side, on a pale green background, shows Yatagarasu, the three-legged crow that is the symbol of Kumano and the Kumano Kodo. The other side shows lavender and a scallop shell, the emblem of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in Spain. The Kumano Kodo and the Camino de Santiago are sister pilgrimage roads, and the only two pilgrimage routes in the world recognized as UNESCO World Heritage — the design was made as a wish for harmony ("wa," 和) among people everywhere.
- Where it's from
Kumano Hongu Taisha does not sell charms online; we obtained this one directly from the shrine.
We currently have just one of this charm in stock. We have not arranged an ongoing wholesale supply with the shrine (its office can only be reached by phone), so once this one sells, it may be some time before we can offer another.
- Form
- Woven brocade pouch charm, with a different design on each side
- Material
- Woven brocade fabric with a decorative knotted cord
- Shape
- Rectangular omamori pouch with a different design on each side
- How it's traditionally kept
Traditionally an omamori is kept closed — opening it is thought to undo its purpose. Most people carry it in a bag, pocket or wallet, or keep it somewhere clean at home.
In Japan it is common, though not required, to return an omamori to a shrine or temple (not necessarily the same one) after about a year and receive a new one.
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