I Took a Photo!

Kyoto

I took a photo in /kyoto! I love collecting Omamori, which are Japanese amulets sold at temples and shrines that provide luck or protection. This one was a collaboration event with Japan Rail and has a Shinkansen on it! I tried to line up the shot to match the art. 

Taken at Nanzen-ji which is a gorgeous Buddhist temple.

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Beautiful, and well done on the lining up. Worked.

I was wondering: the knot at the top, does the way it is made have meaning?

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I really like the idea. Never been to Japan, but if I ever get there, I'm sure going to collect some amulets. 
A lot of these ritualistic things have meaning, so that's why I was wondering. It is a very beautifully made knot, too.

That’s a great question. 99% of the ones I own have this knot. You can open them. The charm is inside and the thing you see is kind of like a beautiful bag to keep it safe. 

Most of the time you aren’t supposed to open them but sometimes you are instructed to put a wish inside.