One of the rituals here is that you pay 100 yen, then draw a stick (below) with a number on it. You match the number with a drawer, and find your fortune. From what I could tell from my and the students' fortunes, they are generally bad. As in "No. 84 BAD FORTUNE": which reads,"No" is the meaning of a way being obstructed, "Safe" means by a way being open. It is difficult for you to find out your own way.
The cherry blossoms bloom in Spring but if they bloom in Autumn, they will wither in frost or in a cold wind.
Your family can not get along well with, so you will always have troubles in your family.
Devils will come to steal your treasure, so your family will become poor at last.
Your wishes will not come true.
It's hard for a patient to recover.
The lost article will be found.
The person you are waiting for will not come.
Building a new house and removal are both bad.
It is no good to make a trip.
Both marriage and employment are bad.
Phew!
If you get a bad fortune, you can "return" it, or reject it: you tie it to one of the bars on stands around the temple. I think the point is not to try to get a good fortune, but to get the bad fortune and return it.
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