i-Shrine iPhone App for the Japanese Worshippers
For any culture, there will always be some sort of practice or tradition and it seems that there is one that is available via the iPhone. The i-Shrine lets you visit a Japanese Shinto Shrine similar to the traditional Japanese practice where a person would go up to the offertory and tap the money box to throw in a coin.
You can perform rituals in three ways: ring the bell to make a wish, get a fortune-(Omikuji) or make a prayer (norito). Though the app means well, it seems that it is going a bit overboard. Aside from being confined to Japanese people, it sort of changes the whole complexion and sacredness of such a practice.
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