Traditional black ink for calligraphy, from Tamukeyama Hachimangu Shrine - Type: Calligraphy supplies - Brand: Tamukeyama - Color: Black - Features: Traditional ink - Contents: Ink Thank you for viewing. The item pictured is "Goshimboku" (sacred ink) from Tamukeyama Hachimangu Shrine. This is ink given at the shrine and is treated as sacred. The ink is inscribed with "Goshimboku" and the name of the shrine, "Tamukeyama Hachimangu," is written below it. Tamukeyama Hachimangu Shrine is one of the outside branch shrines of Usa Jingu Shrine in Usa City, Oita Prefecture, and is located on Mount Tamukeyama. It is sometimes used to pray for academic success and improvement in calligraphy.