Learn About Japanese Temple Seal Books
If you are traveling to Japan, one of the coolest souvenirs you can buy is a Goshuin-cho!
Goshuin-cho is a book for collecting the unique seal of each temple that you visit in Japan.
You can get books with plain covers, but it’s popular to buy a book with the cover depicting your first seal. The covers come in all sorts of colors and designs.
I picked up my first Goshuin-cho at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan. The front cover shows the most famous view of the temple embossed in gold.
Because it’s a beautiful and unique way to preserve memories, I think it’s one of the greatest souvenirs you can bring back from a trip to Japan… besides a Tokyo Banana, of course!
Watch our Japan travelogue video to see more about Goshuin-cho (4:00 mark for Kiyomizu-dera Temple).
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