This year is the Year of the Horse, which comes around once every 12 years. Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture: Hayama Shrine. This is a story I heard from the priest. Apparently, there's a risk of injury if you mount a horse from the right side, so you mount from the left side to "ride well" and succeed. As a good luck charm, the character for "horse" on the amulet faces left. The amulet is a special, limited edition of Hayama Shrine, featuring a white base with gold horse embroidery. This is Hayama Shrine, associated with Kagetoki Kajiwara (played by Shido Nakamura) who appeared in the historical drama "The 13 Lords of the Shogun's Court." - Design: Amulet with white base and gold embroidery - Characters: 馬九行久守 (Uma Kuku Iku Mamori - roughly translates to "May the nine horses go and last long," a play on words for good luck) - Shrine Name: Hayama Shrine - Purpose: Amulet for warding off evil and traffic safety. It's an incredibly powerful amulet. Thank you very much for reading to the end.