Scope and Contents Omamori (御守/お守り) are Japanese amulets commonly sold at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, dedicated to particular Shinto kami as well as Buddhist figures, and are said to provide various forms of luck and protection. This amulet comes from Dazaifu Tenman-gū. Dazaifu Tenman-gū welcomes all students to pray for Sugawara Michizane, the god of learning during the month of October (the beginning of the second semester of the Japanese academic year). During this special prayer period, visitors...