Talismen

They had fetiches and talismen, who bring good fortune.

It is easy to understand how the sale or barter of talismen begun.

A talisman of the Grand Shrine of Ise was placed vertically within the shrine. There were also talismen for the guardian kami.

The 1960s and ‛70s counterculture borrowed many fetishes and talismen from other cultures to adorn themselves and their surroundings.

Many parents also place a variety of talismen or safe (“jujus”) on their babies.