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Omikuji – The Fortune Paper

lina — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:05:00 +0000

Omikuji at Senso-Ji in Asakusa Omikuji at Godaido Island When you visit the shrines or temples in Japan, you can probably see people reading a strip of paper or seen it tied on a stand or on a tree branch – those were probably Omikuji (おみくじ) you see. Omikuji are paper fortunes from a “sacred lottery,” fortunes which foretell one’s good or bad luck regarding something that one is praying about to the god of the shrine they are visiting. The omikuji are usually received by making a small offering and randomly choosing one from a box or by shaking a box containing numbered sticks and taking out the fortunes by the same number, or getting them from a vending machine; hoping for the resulting fortune to be good.

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Omikuji – The Fortune Paper

View From Godaido Island

lina — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:05:00 +0000

More links for ways to help Japan – check out Bento4Japan . For myself, I couldn’t agree more with this sentence taken from the site stating that ” We had derived so much enjoyment from the Japanese culture and food, it is only right that we give something back to the country that had given us so much “. Also, Bird of Kano-man blog

10/11 Season Work In Niseko

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:21:31 +0000

If you want to work in Niseko during the 10/11 season, why not try your hand at being a ski/board instructor! Think of the girls, or the boys, the fame, the fortune, the sexy mankinis! The NZSIA level 1 certification will take place from the 1-4 of Feb in Niseko Hirafu. Candidates need to be able to ski Your Checking A Post From Niseko Webzine

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10/11 Season Work In Niseko