Japan Shrine & Temple Guide

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Every Japan trip leads to a torii gate — and most travelers walk through it wondering what they're supposed to do. This guide decodes shrines and temples completely, fully offline. OMIKUJI DECODER — FINALLY READ YOUR FORTUNE Drew a fortune slip covered in kanji? Tap the rank you see (大吉? 凶?) for a plain-English reading of all 12 traditional luck levels, then decode every printed line — love, studies, travel, lost things, even "awaited person." Plus what to do next: tie it or take it home. WORSHIP WITH CONFIDENCE • Shrine vs Temple 101 — tell them apart in 3 seconds, and why both welcome you • Purification, step by step — the water basin ritual in 20 unhurried seconds • Praying at a shrine — coins, bells, and two bows, two claps, one bow • Praying at a temple — palms together, incense, and why there's no clapping • Etiquette & taboos — photography rules, sacred ropes, and what not to touch • Reading the grounds — komainu guardians, fox statues, ema plaques, sacred trees OMAMORI & LUCKY CHARMS Which charm is for studies, love, traffic safety or victory — plus the one universal rule (never open the pouch) and how gifting works. GOSHUIN — JAPAN'S MOST BEAUTIFUL SOUVENIR How to receive the hand-brushed calligraphy pages: the book you need, the etiquette, limited editions — and a built-in Goshuin Journal to log every page you collect, right on your phone. SHOW-IT PHRASES 30 traveler phrases with a full-screen Japanese mode you can show to shrine staff — no speaking needed. MADE FOR TRAVEL • 150 entries written for travelers, with a local tip on almost every card • 100% offline — works in mountain shrines and airplane mode • No account, no ads, no tracking From your first torii bow to your first goshuin page: visit Japan's shrines and temples with total confidence.