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Goshuin

Red stamp and calligraphy from a temple or shrine

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The goshuin (御朱印) is the vermilion ink stamp accompanied by calligraphy that a temple or shrine brushes into a special booklet. On the Shikoku pilgrimage, it is more commonly called nōkyō, and the booklet is called a nōkyōchō.

In English
Temple seal and calligraphy
Other spellings
go-shuin · shuin

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