What a Feeling Japan: おみくじ Omikuji　~ Japanese fortune slip.

Japanese fortune slip get in primarily shrines or temples.

In ancient times,when you decide that it is important, they asked God's will.

This is why they sell a fortune at the shrine.

The current prototype of Japanese fortune slip　(Omikuji) could be more than 1,000 years ago.

I think that there fortune in addition to Japan,but fortune of Japan is very detailed.

Good is 吉 kichi,bad is 凶 kyou.

Good and bad is to be classified,for example, 大吉 daikichi means excellent luck,大凶 daikyou means great misfortune.

If you get an excellent luck, congratulations!

If you get great misfortune...dont worry.You do not have to get depressed.

Because,finer advice has been written in the Omikuji.

The most important thing is description of fortune.

Model details are different from the shrine.Typical is...
Desire, health, health, work, negotiations, love, marriage, birth, economic fortune, business, market, study, exam, arts, relocation, travel...etc.

Omikuji is very detailed advice, support and attention to you when you want to do something.

You can get Omikuji all year round,but New Year's when many Japanese to get it.

It is because it's convention that the first worship of the year.It is called the 初詣Hatsumode.

The most many Hatsumode in Japan,明治神宮 Meiji-jingu.

Number of people to Meiji-Jingu worship on New Year's Day, more than 3 million people!

Precinct will be very gorgeous, so the festival.

Of course, there are many other shrines, you can get a Omikuji.

However, Omikuji, that may be written in the wording confusing even in modern Japanese, care must be taken.

おみくじ Omikuji ~ Japanese fortune slip.

おみくじ Omikuji　~ Japanese fortune slip.