Definition of "omikuji" [omikuji]

• A random fortune on a strip of paper, available at Japanese shrines in exchange for a small offering. (noun)

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• "From the traditional "omikuji" - sacred lots - people draw at shrines and temples to learn their New Year's fortunes, to the horoscopes displayed on commuter train video screens to distract strap-hangers, Japanese society is immersed in fortunetelling."
• "The Buddhist temples are called tera (寺) while the Shinto shrines are called jinja (神社), and ostensibly they worship different gods, but generally people go to them to do the same things - namely omikuji, throwing coins into donation boxes, and buying omamori."
• "In Japan, the cookies are called, variously, tsujiura senbei (“fortune crackers”), omikuji senbei (“written fortune crackers”), and suzu senbei (“bell crackers”)."