There Are Varied Amulets For Specific Purposes, Which One Would Fit Your Wish?

As I wrote in my previous post on the October 7th, many people enjoy buying votive wooden tablet to write down their wishes and lucky charms at Shinto shrines and temples. Most shrines/temples sell these items on the ground and lucky charms tend to have a large variety of purpose and design. 

I'm showing some typical kinds of lucky charms and votive tablet in the photos above. They are displayed beside the entrance of Koyasu Shrine in Hachioji City, Tokyo as shown in upper right hand side photo.  As you can see, there are many kinds of amulets with different purposes.

In fact Japanese people tend to buy lucky charms for a specific purpose. For example, when students are in a senior grade and want to get in a school/university, they would buy an amulet for "passing entrance exams of schools" or an amulet for "victory". Also many people buy an amulet for traffic safety for their car. 

Of course you can just buy lucky charms because of the cute designs, but it would be also fun to choose an amulet which fit your wish most!