“Omikuji” and “Ema”

Drawing omikuji sticks at Tsurugaoka Hachimangū in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Tying fortunes at Gokoku Shrine in Hiroshima.

An omikuji predicting daikichi (大吉), great good luck.

An ema prayer written by US President Barack Obama at Meiji Jingū in Tokyo: "May the people of the world join together to promote justice, peace, and a shared prosperity." © Jiji.