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Draw Your Omikuji Fortune

Draw a numbered slip, read its poem and its advice, then keep it or tie it, as visitors do at a Japanese shrine.

What is Omikuji?

Omikuji (おみくじ) are paper fortune slips offered at Japanese shrines and temples. After a small offering, you draw one by chance. Each slip gives a fortune level, a short poem and advice on matters such as wishes, health, relationships and work.

The Omikuji Tradition

Drawn by chance
Shake the box until a numbered stick falls out, then receive the slip with that number.
Advice, not prediction
The slip tells you how to go forward, not what will happen.
Fortune levels
From Daikichi (great blessing) down to Kyo (a warning).
Keep or tie
Many people keep a good slip and tie a poor one at the shrine to leave it behind.
Read it again
Its advice is meant to be returned to when you face a decision.
An old custom
Shrines have offered slips like these for centuries.

Draw Your Omikuji Now

Choose a shrine, make an offering, shake the box and draw your slip.

Draw Your Omikuji

Select a shrine to receive your divine fortune.

For how to read a slip and what each level means, read the omikuji guide.

Types of Fortunes

From great blessing to warning, each level comes with advice for what to do next.

  1. 大吉DaikichiGreat BlessingThe highest level. Wishes come within reach; stay modest.
  2. 吉KichiGood BlessingThings go well. Keep at it without growing careless.
  3. 中吉ChukichiMiddle BlessingSteady luck. Effort brings results.
  4. 小吉ShokichiSmall BlessingA little luck. Patience and diligence will raise it.
  5. 末吉SuekichiFuture BlessingLuck that opens later. For now, be patient.
  6. 凶KyoWarning / CautionA warning. Go carefully and it will pass.

Continue with Worship Experience

After your omikuji, you can visit a shrine the same way: purify, offer a coin, bow and clap, and give thanks.

  1. Choose a Shrine

    Pick one of the shrines on this site; each enshrines its own kami.

  2. Make Your Wish

    Offer a coin and tell the kami your wish.

  3. Perform the Ritual

    Two bows, two claps, then one more bow.

  4. Divine Message

    If you wish, receive a short message written for your wish.

Start Worship Experience

Frequently Asked Questions

Omikuji are sacred Japanese fortune slips drawn at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. They provide divine advice, general fortune, and specific guidance for health, romance, career, and travel.

The traditional order is Daikichi (Great Blessing), Kichi (Good Blessing), Chukichi (Middle Blessing), Shokichi (Small Blessing), Suekichi (Future Blessing), and Kyo (Warning/Caution).

While the experience is digital, the process is designed to be as authentic as possible. We use AI to generate a unique divine message based on your wish and the chosen shrine's kami, mirroring the traditional practice of receiving a personalized fortune.

Traditionally, good fortunes (like Daikichi) are kept for good luck. Bad fortunes (like Kyo) are tied to a designated place at the shrine to leave the bad luck behind. In our digital shrine, you can save all your fortunes to your 'My Page' to reflect on them later.

Yes, you can visit different shrines and draw Omikuji as many times as you like. Each experience will be unique to the shrine and your wish at that moment.

The coins are for making a digital offering, known as 'saisen'. This is a traditional part of Japanese shrine worship to show gratitude to the kami. You can get more coins through various activities on the site.
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