Japan's Best Souvenir Is Hand-Painted While You Wait
To say a hand-brushed shrine seal in Japanese, say 御朱印 (goshuin).
There's a little window at most shrines, and someone behind it will hand brush something for you while you stand there.
御朱印
goshuin
a hand-brushed shrine seal
In this video
- 御朱印をお願いします。 goshuin o onegai shimasu. The shrine or temple seal, please.
- 御朱印帳は、ありますか？ goshuinchō wa, arimasu ka? Do you have goshuin books?
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