Japan Shrine Etiquette Guide
Temple manners, omikuji, bows
$1.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Standing at the gate, unsure what to do? How to bow, wash your hands, draw an omikuji and collect goshuin. Offline, no signup, no ads.
Standing at a torii gate, unsure what to do?
This is a short, clear guide to visiting shrines and temples in Japan — written for travellers, not for scholars. Each rule tells you what to do and what to avoid, in one screen.
WHAT IS INSIDE
Shrine Etiquette
How to pass through a torii gate, how to wash at the temizuya, and the bow-bow-clap-bow at the hall. What to do with an offering, and what not to photograph.
Temple Etiquette
How temples differ from shrines: incense, gassho, and why you do not clap. Rules for the main hall, and for the grounds.
Translate Signs
Point your camera at an omikuji, a goshuin, or a wooden sign, and read it in your own language. The characters on a fortune slip are exactly the ones nobody can look up.
Spirituality
A short introduction to Shinto, Zen, and Japanese mindfulness — enough to understand what you are looking at.
FOUR LANGUAGES
English, Korean, Chinese and Japanese. Switch at any time from the top of the screen.
MADE FOR ONE HAND
Large type, one rule per card, no account, no sign-up, no advertising.
RESPECT FIRST
Nothing here asks you to perform a religion. These are the manners that let you visit without causing offence — the same things a Japanese friend would quietly tell you on the way in.
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Now available in Korean, Chinese and Japanese as well as English.
Sign translation is faster: photos are now resized on your phone before being read, so results come back sooner and use less data.
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Information
- Seller
- fuyuki kudo
- Size
- 50 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 3 more
- English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Fuyuki Kudo
