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	Omikuji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Omikuji (御御籤, 御神籤, or おみくじ) are random fortunes written on strips of paper at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan.
		Though nowadays, this custom seems more of a children's amusement, omikuji are available at most shrines, and remain one of the traditional activities related to shrine-going, if lesser.
		In the film Lost in Translation, it's an omikuji strip that the character Charlotte ties to a tree when she visits a Kyoto temple.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Omikuji (301 words)

	favorite places in Japan 2
		Omikuji are fortunes written on slips of paper,sold at temples and shrines all over Japan.
		Omikuji is said to have been imported from China in ancient times, and used as a message medium of the gods on such important occasions as business transactions and marriage.
		Omikuji sold at Sensoji temple have English explanations as well as Japanese on the back, but that is very unusual.
	www.jun-gifts.com /others/favoriteplaces2/favoriteplaces2.htm (690 words)

	JapanCorner - The Benihana Guide to Japan
		Omikuji is a traditional form of Japanese fortune telling in which a person's fortune is written on piece of folded paper and is typically sold at Shinto Shrines and Buddhist Temples for about 100 yen.
		Omikuji can range from excellent to poor and tell about various aspects of life including love, business, academics, special wishes, travel etc. Many Japanese visit shrines and temples at the New Year and enjoy learning their fortune in this manner.
		Omikuji are usually not taken seriously and are read with a sense of fun.
	www.japancorner.com /traditions-customs.asp (1703 words)

	Lexikon Omikuji
		Omikuji erhält man gewöhnlich, indem man eine unter vielen zufällig ausgewählte Schachtel schüttelt und sich dabei ein bestimmtes Schicksal oder einfach nur Glück wünscht.
		Das Omikuji fällt dabei zusammengerollt aus einem kleinen Loch in der Schachtel.
		Sollte die Voraussage schlecht sein, dann ist es Brauch, das Omikuji zusammenzufalten und es an einer Kiefer zu verknoten, die sich in der unmittelbaren Nähe des Tempels oder Schreins befindet, wo man das Omikuji erhalten hat.
	lexikon.freenet.de /Omikuji (380 words)

	nagasakiよ！ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		my second omikuji was a daikichi that said wonderful things about a warm spring day in a field of beautiful flowers and that my life would be elevated.
		i received my third omikuji on new years, and it is has uncertain luck.
		i thought maybe i should only get omikuji in japanese from now on, that maybe my bad fortunes had something to do with the language they came in.
	academic.evergreen.edu /b/brosar30/C458517650/E20060111220520/index.html (2215 words)

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		you put 100yen (about $1) into a little machine that gives you a random omikuji, which contains a prediction ranging from daikichi ('great good luck') to daikyo ('great bad luck').
		by knotting the omikuji around either a tree branch or one of these rope structures, a good fortune is said to come true and bad ones are said to be averted.
		you can see many more omikuji knotted up in the background.
	www.clubinferno.com /whiterabbit/images/japan/osaka_umeda/osaka_umeda-Pages/Image10.html (84 words)

	Culture Capsules: ESL Student Writing Project
		Omikuji,(1) which are slips of paper forecasting people’s luck,(2) is the most popular way to look at their future; it is like a fortune cookie.
		To get omikuji, they shake a container and pick up a stick on which is drawn a number, and then they exchange the stick for the slips of paper.
		If you get bad luck (bad omikuji), you should tie the slips of paper to a tree in the shrine.(3) By leaving bad luck in the shrine, Japanese believe that they can keep away a bad future.
	www.lclark.edu /~krauss/culturecapsules2002/leefukuweb/leefuku.html (1634 words)

	New Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Omikuji are randomly drawn fortune telling slips of paper found at many shrines and temples.
		Note the Omikuji tied to the string at the bottom of the picture.
		Komainu are a pair of guardian dogs or lions, often found on each side of a shrine's entrance.
	carbon.hampshire.edu /~mapril/slide2.htm (151 words)

	Omikuji
		In der Muromachi-Zeit wurde sogar der Shogun mit Hilfe eines Omikuji gewählt.
		Meistens ist der Anteil der guten Omen 2/3 der Omikuji.
		Da "Mio musuba" gleichbedeutend ist mit "schlingen", wird das Omikuji, der Papierstreifen, nach dem Lesen um Zweige oder speziell dafür gespannte Schnüre geschlungen.
	www.dollinger.de /omikuji.htm (371 words)

	::: JAPAN EXPEDITION : JAPANESE LIFE :::
		After prayer, a paper fortune - an omikuji - can be bought for 100 yen.
		These fortunes are rarely good and thus, once read, the omikuji are often tied to a tree so the wind can blow the bad luck away.
		The Shinto religion, literally meaning 'the way of the gods', is based on an appreciation of nature where the sun, water, trees and rocks (!) all have their own god (kami).
	sio.ucsd.edu /japan/history/temples.cfm (244 words)

	Omikuji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Omikuji are divination oracles which supposedly informs one of the events in the coming year that one buys at a shrine.
		When the gods visit the earth they especially like to sit in the tops of evergreen trees near sacred places.
		From a distance the omikuji look like freshly fallen snow resting on the pine or cedar boughs.
	husky1.stmarys.ca /~hmcgee/dondoyaki/id14.htm (80 words)

	Taamchai : Temple 1,Japan “ú—{E@
		Omikuji is given at temples and also shrines.
		Omikuji tells one's fortune about love, living, journey.
		It is often tied it together to trees at the temple or shrine, after consulting Omikuji.
	f3.aaa.livedoor.jp /~taamchai/japan/jp-temple1.htm (54 words)

	Amazon.com: Omikuji: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Some- one was shaking an omikuji fortune-telling can, full of hundred-yen coins deposited in the hope...
		Fortunes (omikuji) are selected by drawing a bamboo stick at random from...
		In the background are numerous omikuji (fortune papers), which visitors buy at the temple and tie...
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Omikuji&tag=httpexplaguid-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1 (860 words)

	Cleromancy - WiccanWeb.ca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In Chinese Taoism, various means of divination through random means are employed, such as use of the I Ching.
		In Japan, omikuji is one form of drawing lots.
		Pens which can answer "yes-no" questions are widely used in divination and fortune telling, especially by New Age adherents.
	www.wiccanweb.ca /wiki/index.php/Cleromancy (260 words)

	GNG - CURRENTS: Japan Profile \| global nomads group
		There is also a cylindrical box that you rattle until a stick with a number attached pops through a hole in the top.
		The number corresponds to an omikuji (prayer paper) which is often written in the form of a fortune.
		This is a way of offering prayers to ensure that good fortunes are granted; bad fortunes remain at the temple, where they are harmless.
	www.gng.org /currents/japan/ja_temple.html (313 words)

	Chigasaki Gaijin - March 10, 2002
		If your omikuji is a negative one (yes, you get can get some that say you'll have bad luck) you can tie it to a rack of bamboo.
		All the bad fortunes will be burned at a later date and the thought process seems to be that you will be released from it.
		But mine was pretty damn good, so my omikuji has now joined my Zeniaraibenten money in a special section of my wallet, and is now left to it's own devices, to bring what future it may.
	www.chigasakigaijin.com /2002/march/031002.htm (1194 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		You can pick the Omikuji out of either box you choose and the fortune you pull out represents your luck and your future in the eyes of the Kami or the Buddha depending on if you are at a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple.
		The Omikuji tells you your current luck status and if it’s bad you can tie your fortune to a tree or a wooden stand at the shrine to purify it.
		When at the Buddhist temple there are also Omikuji like at the Shinto shrines and there is also incense available to burn.
	www.public.asu.edu /~mikof/jpn201/jf/connection.html (617 words)

	Oraculos y mas ...- Omikuji
		El OMIKUJI, arte adivinatorio japonés, son pedazos de papel que predicen el futuro y que se venden en la entrada de templos sintoístas o budistas.
		Si el oráculo de Omikuji es bueno, podemos devolverlo en su caja o colocarlo a la puerta del templo para que se cumpla y hasta, llevarlo como talismán hasta que se realice.
		Otro estilo de estas "predicciones" escritas se realiza agitando una caja hexagonal llena de palitos de bambú, luego se extrae al azar un junquillo marcado con un número, que corresponde a un oráculo.
	www.cienciaseternas.com /Oraculos/Omikuji.html (348 words)

	Broccoli Books Blog » Blog Archive » Omikuji at Anime Expo
		Omikuji are the fortunes you can draw at the shrines in Japan.
		You get to draw one omikuji per $10 you spend at the Broccoli booth.
		This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 21st, 2005 at 4:36 pm and is filed under Convention.
	www.bro-usa.com /bb_blog/2005/06/21/omikuji-at-anime-expo (201 words)

	YaHooka Forums - Spiritual experience, or odd coincidence?
		An omikuji is basically a paper fortune, with certain categories like love, money, friends, health etc.
		Well, just as we were about to leave, an omikuji fell off the tree (I'm guessing, I had my back to the direciton it came from) and thudded down on my shoulder.
		Oh and ok, for the record I am 19, and my FIRST omikuji that I bought, which would have been for the year 2003, was the best you could have, which I figure is true, seeing as how I'm making fat cash and living on my own, overseas, with a great company.
	www.yahooka.com /forum/printthread.php?t=57761 (348 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		At the shrines of Miyajima, as of nearly every shrine, one can get his fortune or omikuji told and purchase good luck charms.
		One way in which a fortune is obtained is by placing \100 in a box, and then pulling a slip of paper with the fortune out from another box.
		These come with a paper doll, which is attached to the omikuji.
	www.public.asu.edu /~mikof/jpn201/jk/ePortfolio2006/connection.html (372 words)

	:: Unicorne • Omikuji: interprétation des Oracles
		Certaines gens prennent le résultat d'un Omikuji avec un grain de sel, tandis que d'autres croient vraiment que tout ce qui est écrit sur l'Omikuji leur arrivera...
		En fait, les Omikujis - longs morceaux de papier sur lesquels sont inscrits des messages - sont souvent produits par les temples et sanctuaires eux-mêmes.
		Les arbres pour nouer les omikuji sont habituellement identifiés, ou se trouvent dans un certain secteur.
	www.unicorne.com /divinatoire/omikuji/interpretation.html (605 words)

	Pin Pics: Pin Groups
		This pin is series (35908 - 35915) of OMIKUJI 2005 of Japan Disney Store.
		The Omikuji pin is the shape of the Japanese fan, Sensu.
		The design of Donald Duck is equal to #35186.
	www.pinpics.com /cgi-bin/group.cgi?group=379&pin=35911 (108 words)

	Towards a Contextualized Christian Practice of Hatsumode
		Omikuji - Omikuji are fortunes printed on a small white piece of paper.
		The Christian in this context may or may not participate in ritually purifying him/herself before approaching the shrine and in clapping and ringing the bell at the shrine.
		S/he should not buy omamori or hamaya or draw lots for omikuji, because of their very specific empowerment and connection with the kami.
	www.theropps.com /papers/Spring1998/ContextualizationofHatsumode.htm (3744 words)

	Pin Pics: Pin Groups
		Pin 9358: JDS - Omikuji 2002 (Pluto) 3D
		The Omikuji pin is the shape of the Japanese fan, Sensu and the cute little Pluto sitting in front of a Japanese fan.
		In the package of a pin, there is a "lucky fortune paper".
	www.pinpics.com /cgi-bin/group.cgi?group=379&pin=9358 (111 words)

	Twelve Things To Do In Tokyo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Unless you possess earnest interest in learning about the faith and are possibly willing to shave your head, this may not be the most ideal way to find lodging, but even if it's only for a night you can experience a true other world.
		Even if you don't stay there, you want to buy omikuji (fortunes written on little slips of paper).
		If you get poor luck, you have the option of tying the omikuji to a tree branch so that the wind can blow away your ill fortune.
	www.wizards.com /sideboard/article.asp?x=sb20010312c (1507 words)

	omikuji - Good Fortune pictures from japan photos on webshots
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	travel.webshots.com /photo/1164812143057604235mqDjvU (61 words)

	Design for the 5 Senses \| Final
		Omikuji: Omikuji are fortune telling paper slips found at many shrines and temples.
		What if instead of love letters, I could make make some networked repository/light/object where people could leave their wishes or get good forturnes.
		A cross between and ema or omikuji and Ingo Maurer's Zettel'z 5 lamp.
	itp.nyu.edu /~df785/senses/final (557 words)

	Tevader.com :: Voir le sujet - [Tradition] Omikuji
		Ainsi ils consultent un Omikuji, souvent au Nouvel An pour savoir ce que la nouelle année leur réserve.
		L'Omikuji est une prédiction écrite sur papier que l'on peut acheté pour 50 à 200 yens dans un sanctuaire shito ou un temple bouddhiste.
		Pour la petite histoire, une fois qu'on a lu l'omikuji, pour que le charme fonctionne il faut l'accrocher sur un grand "mur à omikuji".
	www.tevader.com /forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1810 (1037 words)

	Let's play Hard in Tokyo 2002-2003
		As soon as the clock strikes midnight after the Count Down, 1,000 omikuji, paper confectionary and ribbons shoot of the ten cannons in the street.
		The lucky drawer of Taikichi (Largest Fortune) from the omikuji is presented with a free bottle of champagne.
		Not only that, those who drew the omikuji are entitled to a free glass of champagne too!
	www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp /italian/webmaga/2003newyear/active02.html (306 words)

	Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai, Bangkok
		Omikuji, which is a strip of paper telling a fortune, is sold in Wat Phra That Pha Ngao the same as Japan's shrines.
		Since your fortune is not only written on an Omikuji in Thai but also Chinese and English, you might try to draw it.
		Therefore, my fortune on the Omikuji was as below.
	www.carlos.or.tv /1999esp/gallery-e4.html (132 words)

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