My superstitious act for good luck: visiting Fushimi Inari ⛩. The shrine, Fushimi Inari, is known for good business and household. To talk about why it’s this shrine, technically it has to go back to the connection with the priest Kukai, but it’s too deep to mention the details so I omit it on this post 🤣 It’s been 4-5 years since I started visiting the shrine to wish for good business every year, it’s partly because my mother loves Kyoto though.
Many residents in Japan visit shrines to wish for good luck even though most of us are free thinkers (me too). It’s a religious activity but the aspect as a part of Japanese culture — customs — is stronger.
It may look weird to make a wish on things you will need to put in efforts yourselves to make it come true. However, many visitors are not just leaving things to the Enshrined. I believe, rather, they are promising the Enshrined their efforts, so that results come. Likewise, I visit the shrine and I’m happy with performances so far.
