tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post631910786197141015..comments2023-10-24T01:19:20.133+08:00Comments on Urutora No Hi: Omikuji - The Fortune PaperUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-44843323884072938662011-04-10T08:50:15.221+08:002011-04-10T08:50:15.221+08:00@Biggie,
Poor guy. Don't have much luck gettin...@Biggie,<br />Poor guy. Don't have much luck getting "bad" luck?linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-27169152290340827242011-04-10T06:52:22.444+08:002011-04-10T06:52:22.444+08:00after all these years, I'm still hoping to get...after all these years, I'm still hoping to get a "Bad Luck" omikuji :-(F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01203418068958646089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-90847096879787169112011-04-02T15:11:03.092+08:002011-04-02T15:11:03.092+08:00@Sarah,
But where's the fun in it? XD
I suppo...@Sarah,<br />But where's the fun in it? XD<br /><br />I suppose there is no booming business for warding off bad luck at the shrine?linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-59956163460514142542011-04-02T11:17:17.647+08:002011-04-02T11:17:17.647+08:00Hrm.. come to think of it I don't think I'...Hrm.. come to think of it I don't think I've ever received an unlucky fortune from a shrine or temple. Though my years there in Japan were pretty lucky. ^.^Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530393734704969870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-34243101883685964482011-04-02T10:06:19.651+08:002011-04-02T10:06:19.651+08:00@Ri,
Interesting... the Kiyomizudera omikuji.
Ev...@Ri,<br />Interesting... the Kiyomizudera omikuji. <br /><br />Everyone seems to go there, but for us three; being at a place with other bus loads of people is yet to appeal us. But I should try and visit it someday, yes? Join the masses... XDlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-59742759989757788492011-04-02T08:08:11.359+08:002011-04-02T08:08:11.359+08:00@Lina @Anna
True (about not many bad luck ones) b...@Lina @Anna<br /><br />True (about not many bad luck ones) but I heard that Kiyomizudera has a pretty high rate of bad luck - or at least very, very low rates of anything above "normal" good luck. I was told I was very lucky to be getting "okay luck" every time I went.<br /><br />But then again... everyone's going to go to Kiyomizudera anyway, right? ;)Rihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786949325580130494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-51315613884264249002011-04-01T21:48:05.900+08:002011-04-01T21:48:05.900+08:00@Chris,
I do hope no one jumps off building or ra...@Chris, <br />I do hope no one jumps off building or railway tracks if/when they got one of those Daikyou. <br /><br />That would be too prophetic. o.Olinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-73533389090452324042011-04-01T21:46:44.412+08:002011-04-01T21:46:44.412+08:00@kyushudan,
Likewise. I don't believe in this ...@kyushudan,<br />Likewise. I don't believe in this kind of stuff, but when I do get one, I'm gonna be disappointed when it didn't read something awesomely favourable for me.<br /><br />XDlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-78544376988449466392011-04-01T21:22:15.082+08:002011-04-01T21:22:15.082+08:00Being a sensitive and easy to ply type would suck ...Being a sensitive and easy to ply type would suck very bad if you got<br />大凶 - Daikyou - Certain disaster<br /><br />Man...I hope they don't print too many of those ones.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729607733159641880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-77375374984128344232011-04-01T20:03:20.329+08:002011-04-01T20:03:20.329+08:00Nice! I don't believe in this type of stuff, b...Nice! I don't believe in this type of stuff, but I buy one every new year and I'm always disappointed when it's not Daikichi. :(<br /><br />I don't understand me.kyushudanhttp://community.japanese-castle-explorer.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-80909829982735032882011-04-01T08:36:25.490+08:002011-04-01T08:36:25.490+08:00@Anna,
Or they can sell some counter-charm to ward...@Anna,<br />Or they can sell some counter-charm to ward-off the bad fortune? No? ;p<br /><br />In other words, these fortunes should be taken with a grain of salt. XDlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-25610725513622702432011-04-01T07:54:04.768+08:002011-04-01T07:54:04.768+08:00I think all the ones sold by shrines are good/dece...I think all the ones sold by shrines are good/decent luck these days. Shrines know what's good for business. If they start selling bad luck omikuji, people will go to a different "luckier" shrine instead. :-)2catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13597724211192826341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-53798294663026844582011-03-31T20:17:05.493+08:002011-03-31T20:17:05.493+08:00@Ri,
I hope so too! Worse than an uncertain luck, ...@Ri,<br />I hope so too! Worse than an uncertain luck, getting the disaster ones would certainly suck big time. XDlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-51499888574805262762011-03-31T17:40:41.436+08:002011-03-31T17:40:41.436+08:00Wow!!! I've never seen the "uncertain&quo...Wow!!! I've never seen the "uncertain" luck omikuji before! I've usually gotten decent/good luck - hope that trend continues! ;)Rihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786949325580130494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-15485627995302159702011-03-31T08:38:54.404+08:002011-03-31T08:38:54.404+08:00@London Caller,
I thot you ward off vampires with ...@London Caller,<br />I thot you ward off vampires with garlic and a stake.<br /><br />I guess that holy water would be pretty handy if you need to do some exorcism! XDlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-76740597189380705582011-03-31T03:42:15.568+08:002011-03-31T03:42:15.568+08:00Don't know what the holy water at the church w...Don't know what the holy water at the church was really for...<br />But I think you can use it to ward off vampires!<br />Ha ha... I watched too much horror films.London Callerhttp://1ondoncalling.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-27171154286133680652011-03-30T17:26:25.543+08:002011-03-30T17:26:25.543+08:00@Japan Australia,
And I enjoyed researching for it...@Japan Australia,<br />And I enjoyed researching for it. I gain more knowledge of Japan after returning from my trip, just by finding thins to post here. ^^<br /><br />I didn't do this - can't and won't understand them. Maybe I should go look for places that have English omikuji during my next trip. :)linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-31449998454456479612011-03-30T17:16:23.526+08:002011-03-30T17:16:23.526+08:00Fantastic explanation and enjoyed reading all abou...Fantastic explanation and enjoyed reading all about Omikuji. I remember doing this when I was in Japan.<br /><br /><a href="http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Japan Australia</a>Japan Australiahttp://japan-australia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-12823575571165611792011-03-30T16:39:41.682+08:002011-03-30T16:39:41.682+08:00@LR,
If they don't,they probably would have so...@LR,<br />If they don't,they probably would have soon. ^^<br /><br />But if I'm not mistaken, someone did mention about underwear vending machine once.linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-77994597697619147552011-03-30T15:28:42.434+08:002011-03-30T15:28:42.434+08:00the vending machine totally rocks, truly one of a ...the vending machine totally rocks, truly one of a kind. it makes me wonder if Japan has v/machine selling lady lingerie.LifeRamblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671888795238528513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-78221523549610371682011-03-30T12:57:05.902+08:002011-03-30T12:57:05.902+08:00@Alice,
Well, if you think about it, it's just...@Alice,<br />Well, if you think about it, it's just a step up from putting money in a box, shake those fortune sticks for a number which then you take to collect your fortune, right? :)linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-3237820274751674052011-03-30T12:56:08.792+08:002011-03-30T12:56:08.792+08:00@AVCr8teur,
Don't you just love all things aut...@AVCr8teur,<br />Don't you just love all things automated like those in Japan? ^^linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-5108425489844785902011-03-30T09:57:38.047+08:002011-03-30T09:57:38.047+08:00LOL... interesting, they even have vending machine...LOL... interesting, they even have vending machine for fortune telling!(in a shrine?!!)Alice Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771321722368712404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-35904045180876042002011-03-30T09:07:18.228+08:002011-03-30T09:07:18.228+08:00They really have it down to a science. Selling for...They really have it down to a science. Selling fortune from a vending machine. Love it! I would think if you had to pay, all the fortunes would say something positive...almost like a fortune cookie.AVCr8teurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791962268368737548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664130016930236672.post-28105951480250926792011-03-30T08:39:54.267+08:002011-03-30T08:39:54.267+08:00@London Caller,
The Daruma omikuji at Fukuurajima ...@London Caller,<br />The Daruma omikuji at Fukuurajima more expensive woh! 200yen.<br /><br />I guess it's a way to raise funds rather than just expect visitors to drop money in the donation box?<br /><br />LOL on the comment on my Son's 5 sign. XD<br />What do you do with holy water? Drink it? Or use it to bless stuff?linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.com