You can collect red ink stamp of japanese temple or shrines by this book. Temple and shrine stamp book is a kind of notebook on which people receive red stamps when visit a temple or shrine. Collect seal stamps from japanese temples and shrines. The other book i bought was from the kongobuji temple in koyasan also called mount koya.
Empress jingo 10 yen stamp, 1914 1914 empress jingo 10 yen is a rare japanese stamp that shows a portrait of empress jingo. Some variety stores, such as tokyu hands, also offer goshuincho in a variety of styles. Shingon buddhist monk writing the temple name and date in calligraphy. A goshuin is a seal stamp which proves that you visited a certain temple or shrine. The japanese temple redstamp notebook is a small book that you can bring to the thousands of shrines and temples around japan. Goshuin can be received by visitors in buddhist temples and shinto shrines. At each temple office, you can have someone stamp your book with the vermilion stamps bearing the temples name. The japan temple stamp book kawasaki, kanagawa japan. Why not a shuincho, a decorative collection of temple stamps that uniquely describes your trip. So i suggest doing something like taking a picture with it next to a note or brochure, or even writing a small number on each page and.
A popular and distinctive feature of the islands cultural landscape, and with a long history, large numbers of pilgrims, known as henro, still undertake the journey for a. A japanese temple and shrine seal book is a very unique souvenir. This temple is very famous around nagano and was even visited by the dalai lama. This tour is also a stamp rally in which you collect red ink stamps in a traditional stamp book given at the start of the tour. I have great photos of the very rare woodencovered japanese goshuinchou temple stamp book. Koyasans wood covered temple stamp book, go shuin chou. The page will always have the date written on it entirely in kanji, the name of the templeshrine and if it is a subtempleshrine, their name too, plus the various seals usually in red ink. But usually you will get to watch the person stamp your book and do the calligraphy. Visitors, specially the japanese collect them a lot, only these days some of the foreign visitors start to collect them. Goshuin are temple stamps which can be received in a special book, the goshuincho, when visiting a buddhist temple or shinto shrine to show your prove of.
A smallerscale concrete replica of a wooden buddhist temple in japan, the byodoin temple is located in. Visit us for over 500 philatelic articles and thousands of. It is a stamp book of a design that adds a sense of fun to traditional patterns. This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding. Each page has the sealstamp of the temple you visit and japanese calligraphy with the temple name, among other things. These unique stamps and beautiful sumigaki are in beautiful harmony like a work of art. Goshuin temple stamps the most japanese souvenir to get. It is a large stamp, written in ink that proves your visit to a particular temple.
A goshuin is a temple or shrine stamp, handwritten in ink, which acts as an attendance record or proof that you visited a certain temple or shrine. See more ideas about japan, japanese calligraphy, shinto. Lets collect shuin at japanese shrine, shuincho duration. When you receive a stamp, you can also receive sumigaki on the stamp book which is unique kanjicharacters written in sumiink. The calligraphy is all in japanese and can be quite difficult even for japanese speakers to decipher, so you might want to keep a separate list in english to help you. In theory, you could use a regular book, but some shrines or temples may refuse to stamp your book if you do this. If you choose to collect goshuin, you should be using a goshuin book. Red stamping for temple tramping inside japan tours. Guide to japanese pilgrims, pilgrimages, holy mountains. Japanese government railways, board of tourist industries, 1940. You can buy your own goshuincho temple stamp books at temples, shrines, and souvenir shops. She was a japanese empress who ruled beginning in the year 201. Youll receive a seal in any shrine or temple in japan.
Its literal translation is the honorable redstamp notebook. The book is handed over to an attendant and in return for a modest fee, will be stamped with the shrine or temples name along with the days date. Have you seen japanese tourists lining up at shrines and temples with. Usually, it is the temples priest or kannushi who writes in ink the temples. With a name like that, it actually makes stamp collecting sound. Goshuincho the japan templeshrine stamp book jamaipanese. Goshuincho japanese stamp books the book loving pharmacist. As i have said in previous posts, the goshuinchou stamp book is the best kept secret in japan. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Of course you can use this book as note book if you want. Most pilgrims carry with them a temple stamp book called a nokyocho. The kongobuji temple is the head temple for shingon buddhism, a sect of buddhism. Temple stamp books have a long history in japan, and. The other place it could be possible to have your money stolen is at a temple. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In almost every public tourist point such as parks, temples, or free. A monk or priest will write the seal with a brush and black ink. What are those stamp books people bring to shrines and temples. A temple stamp book is a great way to remember the temples that youve visited, and you cant get anything quite like it anywhere else in the world. The stamp will go on sale nationwide january 21, 2018. The name literally means honourable red stamp book. Like in the picture, most goshuincho books are in the accordion style, and you have the temple and shrine stamps each on a one page.
Ink stamp to the first endpaper, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked. Some are more traditional while others are more popular and funny, but they always have that characteristic japanese quality detail in their designs. This priority mail stamp features a colorful illustration of the byodoin temple, a popular tourist attraction in hawaii. It is very popular to collect goshuin stamps in goshuin notebooks in japaneach temple and shrine has its own stamp, and it will be great memory of your visit to. A goshuin is usually written by a priest or monk in your stamp book, also known as a goshuincho the cho. Perhaps less known to nonjapanese is the practice of collecting shuin goshuin, if were to refer to it in honorifics, a seal or stamp unique to a particular temple or a shrine. Covers are moderately shelfworn and edgeworn with a few small handlingcreases. Designs from ikuta shrine left in kobe and seimei shrine middle in kyoto, and a studio ghibli spirited away myriad kami right stamp book. This is the first woman whose portrait was placed on the postage stamp of japan. A goshuincho is, literally, an honorable stampseal book used by people visiting shrines or temples. Goshuincho pilgrimage stamp japan temples shrines stamp. When you get your stamp back, youll also notice the temple gives you an information sheet slipped into your book. I, of course, got the continue reading goshuincho the japan templeshrine stamp book.
Japanese stamp books are a fun way to visit japanese historic sites and provide lasting memories of your adventures. For those who could ink the edge of the stamp on the paper, i think press the stamp on the paper with enough pressure dont overpress and make sure the surface is flat. Unless you work yourself into a templehopping frenzy, youre unlikely to completely fill your book in one holiday, but returning home with some spare pages is a great excuse to start. See more ideas about stamp, japanese temple and cloud city. In addition, most pilgrims carry a book called nokyocho or shuincho, to collect red ink stamp shuin by each temple you visit. Each temple has a calligrapher who, for a few hundred yen, will stamp your book with the temples vermillion red seal, and add the date and temple name in skilful ink strokes. All of these items can be purchased in a formal sense at mount koya or at ryozenji, the first temple. Most valuable japanese stamps find your stamps value. This is index page for articles about articles index on postage stamps and philately of japan nippon. This serves as proof of pilgrimage to that location. Proudly powered by wordpress send to email address your name your email address cancel. It should be noted that many pilgrims who begin the.
The japan temple stamp book kawasaki, kanagawa japan travel. The stamp has the name of the temple or shrine and the date you visited, making it a perfect souvenir. Why not a shuincho, a decorative collection of temple stamps that uniquely describes. For those on the shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, some still use white robes, which they have stamped and signed along the way, in place of. Mine comes from zenkoji temple in nagano prefecture. Nokyojiku hanging scroll, especially for pilgrimages to shikoku and to sites sacred to kannon or fudo myoo.
Light age toning to the wraps, as well as some moderate edgewear. These are the stamps that you collect when you visit a temple, in a stamp book as a commemoration. I finally got one during my trip to mount fuji at the arakura sengen shrine in yamanashi prefecture after falling in love with the design. Also a note, it is easy to forget which stamp is for which temple, and even if you read japanese the calligraphy style is hard. By doing so, you will be inviting seven types of luck and having seven benefits be bestowed upon you. Goshuin are seal stamps that worshippers and visitors to shinto shrines and buddhist temples collect in special books called goshuincho. Then, using a calligraphy brush, symbols representing the main deity of the temple are handwritten in your book. Temple stamp book experience japan inside japan tours. I do not have any issue with using these stamps so far. Ever since first visiting japan in 2011 i have always wanted to get a goshuincho or honourable stampseal book used by people visiting shrines or temples. The naniwa shichiko meguri is a tour in osaka which consists of visiting 7 japanese temples and shrines.