Japanese shrine offers charms to protect each body part

Many shrines and temples in Japan sell amulets for good health, but a shrine in the western prefecture of Okayama is famous for offering more than 50 varieties of charms for different parts of the body or symptoms.The unique amulets offered at Nihon Daiichi Kumano are the brainchild of the shrine's 74-year-old chief priest Mitsuyuki Sato, who has a history of heart and liver disease."We have more categories than (departments) in a general hospital," Sato said. "I hope the amulets give people hope to get well."The shrine started to sell the specialized amulets around 2007. With many visitors…READ FULL ARTICLE