Zojoji Temple · Protection
Misfortune Protection Charm
厄除御守
$26
US duties included · free tracked shipping on 3 or more charms, mix and match · also shipping to Australia and Singapore (see Shipping)
Standard — Japan Post, tracked (about 3 weeks), $8 (free on 3+) · Express — EMS (about 1 week), $25
For warding off misfortune, especially in an unlucky year.
Tokyo Omamori Post is an independent shop, not affiliated with or endorsed by Zojoji Temple. The temple name shows where each charm was obtained.
- What it means
A charm carried as a wish to be spared misfortunes of many kinds. Anyone can carry it; it is not only for people in an unlucky year.
About 7.5 × 4.6 cm.
- Where it's from
Ordered from the official online 授与所 (charm office) of Zojoji Temple (増上寺), Shiba, Tokyo — at the foot of Tokyo Tower.
- Material
- Woven brocade fabric with a decorative knotted cord
- Shape
- Classic rectangular omamori pouch, about 7.5 × 4.6 cm
- 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.
- Delivery
- We obtain this charm from the temple after you order, so it ships from Tokyo in about 1 week.
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