Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Kanda Myoujin Shrine Offers "Love Live!" Prayer Tablet

The Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in  Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan was built in Tenpyō Era around 730AD, then, in the Edo Era, moved to its current location near Akihabara in 1616AD. In recent years, it's embraced its proximity to the geek mecca with measures like selling computer ship omamori (charms) to ward off theft and hacking. Now, after displaying ita-ema with otaku art drawn on wooden prayer plaques, it's offering its own featuring Love Live's Nozomi Toujo as a shrine maiden.


 



 


The 13.4cm item went on sale last weekend for 1,000yen. The design will also be featured with a series of good luck capsule charms from Kaiyodo.


 



 


Omamori charms are also being offered starting on the 25th for 800yen




 


 


You can see some of the shrine's past ita-ema here.


 


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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

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