Distributing Jingū Taima
Every year, the Shinto world distributes Jingū Taima, the ofuda associated with Jingū, and more specifically with the Naiku, which enshrines Amaterasu Ōmikami. People are expected to place this ofuda on their kamidana, and venerate it for one year, before replacing it at the end of the following year. Thus, in theory, jinja would distribute one Jingū Taima per household per year. In some areas (although not the area where I live), the priests and adherents of the local jinja go to visit every household and business, taking Jingū Taima… Read More »Distributing Jingū Taima