September 1, 2019
by Mayu Nishikawa & Natsumi Nishimura
There are many kinds of shrines and temples in Kyoto. There people pray for various things such as health, happiness, work, and learning. Of course, praying for love is important in life. Many shrines in Kyoto house the deity of love. Moreover, the Gion area, where many shrines are gathered, is best for praying for love. If you are in love or are considering getting married, you should go to places that we recommend, and try a love fortune. First, do you know what omikuji is? Omikuji is the paper that tells us about our future. One of the kinds of omikuji is a love fortune, which tells us about our future as concerns love. In this article, we will introduce two places that are well-known for their love fortunes: Yasui Konpiraguu and Jishu-Jinja shrine.
Yasui Konpiragu
If you want to meet the god of marriage, you have to go to Yasui Konpiragu. It was built by Kamatari Fujiwara in 671 A.D. Yasui Konpiragu is the shrine connected with breaking off all kinds of bad relationships and initiating good ones. You can break off not only relationships between men and women, but also all relationships with things such as sickness, alcohol, cigarettes and gambling. Once you do so, a happy life will follow. The love fortunes at Yasui Konpiragu are colorful and very cute. These omikuji in this picture are pink and blue. I’ m sure you’ll want to take a picture them. The way to draw a fortune is to pick a stick, and then you tell the Shinto priests the number on the stick. They give you the love fortune paper. It tells your fortune on the topics of health, love, and money. There are several kinds of luck. Daikichi means best luck, kichi means good luck, and kyou means bad luck. If you get a lucky strip, you should bring it home, but if you get an unlucky strip, you should go home after tying the strip to something, like a tree or fence, in the shrine. In the shrine, there is a power stone monument for breaking off relationships and initiating good ones. It is in the shape of an ema, or wooden prayer tablet. It is said that if you pass through this stone with a wish, the wish will come true. Do you want to meet a wonderful boy or girl? If your answer is “yes”, we recommend you that you go there immediately.
Jishu Jinja Shrine
Jishu-jinja Shrine is located within the famous Kiyomizu Temple. This shrine is the oldest shine containing the deity of love in Kyoto. The history of the shrine is not clear because it is said the shrine was founded before Japan was established around 660 B.C. This shrine is famous for its love stone. This stone has existed from the Jomon era (12,000 B.C. ~ 4500 B.C.) There are two stones in the shrine separated by about 10 meters. The way to have your fortune told is simple, but difficult. First, you must stand in front of one stone. Next, close your eyes and walk to the other stone while making a wish. If you can walk to the other stone, your wish will come true soon. If you can’t walk, it takes a long time to make your wish. Furthermore, if you can walk because of people around you, your wish will come true by being helped. In other words, advice from people around you helped your wish come true. The shrine has not only love stones, but also love fortunes. There is a graph near the fortune section. If you draw a fortune, please follow instruction on the graph. Finally, the shrine sells love charms of various types. Therefore, you can find the perfect charm for you. As we said before, the shrine is in Kiyomizu temple. Many tourists go there. Therefore, we recommend that you go to the shrine in the early hours of the morning on weekdays. We hope your wish come true!
We recommend you to visit two great love fortune places. Which shrine do you like? There are many shrines and temples in Kyoto. They will help your love, and you will be able to make a boyfriend or girlfriend. Moreover, if you have a lover, god will lead you into marriage. Let’s try drawing a love fortune.
Access
Yasui Konpiragu
The shrine is accessible 24 hours a day. The reception desk’s opening hours 09:00~17:30 From Kyoto station- No.206 city bus bound for Kitaoji bus terminal, get off “Higashiyama Yasui” bus terminal.
Jishu Jinja Shrine
The opening hours 09:00-17:00 From Kyoto station- No.86,206,100 city, get off “Gojozaka”