Purify and recharge your spirit for the summer-This year, we need this more than ever! From ancient times, the Japanese people practiced 夏越之祓 Nagoshi-no-Harae, aprayer to purify and to rid themselves of the first half of the year’s 厄難 yakunan (illness,accident, injury, fight etc…) or “bad luck” and kegare, or “withered spirit”. Over thecourse of the first half of the year, the energy of a person’s spirit is diminished bytiredness, stress, and other pressures, so Nagoshi-no-Harae rituals are performed every
June to cleanse and refresh this energy and recharge the spirit. Shinto Shrine of Shusse
Inari in America provides these traditional services with mystic rituals that havebeen passed down through the generations of our family.
One such ritual is the use of ⼈形 hitogata on which have been written the mysticwords, “⼗種神宝 Tokusa-no-kamdakara.” Hitogata are slips of paper cut into the shapeof a person, and it is believed that the hitogata represents the person concerned. In theNagoshi-no-Harae service, the hitogata is thought to carry all of that person’s kegare.

[How to use hitogata]
1. Write your name and age on the front of hitogata.
2. Wipe on the body part one wishes to improve or renew with the hitogata.
For example, one suffering from knee pain would wipe the hitogata on
their knee, or, if they wish to be smarter, on their head.
3. Breathe upon the hitogata.
4. Complete the application form and select the package plan.
5. Prepare the donation service fees.
Check: Payable to Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America
PayPal: PayPal@ShintoInari.org
6. Mailed (it must reach us no later than June 28th)
Mailing address: Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America 8931 W. 25thStreet, Los Angeles, CA 90034
We will hold the Nagoshi-no-Harae service on June 30th with yourhitogata and notify you of the completion of the service. We will then send
your package if you requested one.

Hitogata ritual for Nagoshi-no-Harae
Package Plan List
Please select one of following plans and mail hitogata, application form and pay
the service fee via check or PayPal. We will hold the Nagoshi-no-Harae service on June
30th with your hitogata and notify you of the completion of the service. We will thensend your package if you requested one.
Hitogata Plan $11.00(The Hitogata plan is included with membership fees).
Nagoshi-no-Harae rituals service which is using hitogata.
A Shinto Priest will read each person’s name and address during the service.
Following the service, you will receive a certification of your participation byemail.

⼈形（ひとがた）Hitogata

Nagoshi Plan $21.00
Hitogata plan’s benefits and receive a Nanjo Ofuda (protective charm against
ill fortune).
Kitsune plan $32.00
Hitogata plan’s benefits and receive a mini Chinowa (ceremonial grass ring).
難除の神札
Inari plan $42.00
Nanjo
Ofuda
Hitogata plan’s benefits and receive a Nanjo Ofuda, mini Chinowa, andBlessed Rice (from Koda Farms. www.KodaFarms.com) which we blessed theirrice field.

Family plan $63.00
Hitogata plan’s benefits for up to five family members (including pets and/orroom mates) and receive a Nanjo Ofuda and Blessed Rice (from Koda Farms)
which we blessed their rice field.
Dear international participant(s), we kindly ask that you covershipping costs for your plan (hitogata plan excluded). Thank you foryour understanding. Please note that local customs regulations may
prohibit the shipping of Chinowa and rice to some countries.

ミニ茅の輪
Mini Chinowa
Appox. 6 inches

開運招福⽶Blessed Rice 1lb. (454g)