If you live outside Japan, it is usually hard, next to impossible to come across goods for a Kamidana’s. For those like myself, we have to resort to finding sellers on sites like Amazon or Ebay to help us in acquiring the things we need.
There is Tsubaki Grand Shrine that helps out a heck of a lot but there are just somethings they cannot supply. Especially if you worship Inari Okami.
Now is it true you will be paying a little bit more for these objects than you would directly from a shrine in Japan? Sure you would pay less if you went to a shrine in Japan. But that is not feasible. So we turn to these sellers instead. They’ve already payed the amount the shrine has asked for. Now all they ask for is a little bit to make a profit, and ask for you to pay shipping costs for the items you’ve requested.
Some of these sellers are great, some not so much. So I decided I wanted to promote and share one of my all time favorite sellers on Ebay.
yappari-japan.eshop: This is my all time favorite seller on ebay shinto goods. She provides a lot of things you can find from Shinto Shrines all across Japan, She also supplies things for your Kamidana, She even sells a Kamidana if you need one.
But this isn’t why she is my favorite. She is my favorite for both her Inari goods and the extra’s she puts into her packages. I have a Fushimi Inari Ofuda from her, and all my Inari Kitsune Statues, the banners, Mirror,
Hassokudai, ritual article set, artificial Sakaki, and the Torii at my Kamidana came from her.
The extra’s she provides are random usually but somethings that are standard that she does provide usually are Origami Paper, A Moist Towelette, and a lucky 5 yen coin. Everything comes with a personal message explaining certain things about each object, Like the age of the 5 yen coin and why it is lucky for instance, Lastly she takes her time and writes a personal hand written message thanking you for your purchase from her and her hand writing is just lovely.
The Random extra’s I’ve received from her have been A Mount Fuji Calendar, An Eraser that strangely looks like chap stick, \a pair of Chopsticks, and 2 miniature decorative Shimenawa’s that could be put on a window, a wall, or a Christmas tree. .
I’ve purchased from her several times and i could not recommend her enough. Her goods run a little bit more than other sellers, but she is an absolute joy to deal with and she goes out of her way to ensure you have a very good experience. So if your looking for certain items for your Kamidana, Do check her page shop out.
You can find her shop located here: http://stores.ebay.com/yapparijapaneshop/
