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Pray to get ahead or to keep your head<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Bicycle helmets have really taken off recently. In the months leading up to Japan\u2019s stricter cycling violation penalties<\/a>, I noticed many more people around me wearing them, and after the laws went into effect, they even started selling out in a lot of stores. That\u2019s great to see as it\u2019s a simple way to potentially save lives.<\/p>\n But is it enough to have a carefully designed and rigorously tested artificial shell forming a protective barrier around your cranium? Why not add a layer of spiritual protection to it too, just in case you happen to fall off your bike and onto a stretch of road paved with pure malice and vitriol?<\/p>\n Kobenomiya Yomo Shrine in Mie Prefecture can provide that by offering bike helmet blessings<\/strong>. Many shrines offer blessings and protective omamori talismans<\/a> specializing in traffic safety, but what makes this shrine unique is that it specializes in the head.<\/p>\n The name \u201cKobenomiya\u201d literally means \u201cShrine of the Head,\u201d<\/strong> originally because it enshrined an imperial family member\u2019s skull, but later because it also enshrined the God of Heads. This applies to all things dome-related, from injury protection to smarts when studying for exams. So, if you want any sort of divine intervention for your noggin, this is the place to be.<\/p>\n And in honor of Bicycle Month in Japan, Kobenomiya Yomo and bike-helmet maker OGK Kabuto are teaming up for a special edition goshuin<\/a>.<\/strong> These are often exquisitely crafted stamps that you can collect from shrines and temples after praying there as a kind of souvenir of the places you\u2019ve visited.<\/p>\n This new goshuin is believed to be the first of its kind in Japan, shaped like an OGK Kabuto AERO-R2 model helmet. This model is used by members of the Japanese national cycling team and not only represents safety but also a desire to reach the top, something also exemplified by the Shrine of the Head.<\/p>\n Helmet blessings have been held since 2022, but the goshuin will be made available from 1 May, also known as Bicycle Helmet Day<\/strong>. This day kicks off Bicycle Month, which is intended to raise awareness for safety, manners, and the healthy aspects that all come along with pedaling light vehicles.<\/p>\n \u25bc Don\u2019t forget to get your Bicycle Helmet Day shopping done.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a perfect marriage of spiritualism and technology. Luck will only take you so far<\/a>, so it\u2019s a good idea to make your own luck with some high-performance polycarbonate too. That\u2019s why you should head on down to Kobenomiya Yomo Shrine or most other shrines that offer traffic safety blessings, and, most importantly, a bike shop to buy a helmet so you can protect your grey matter, because someday it may matter.<\/p>\n Shrine information<\/strong> Source, images: PR Times<\/a><\/em> Pray to get ahead or to keep your head. Bicycle helmets have really taken off recently. In the months leading up to Japan\u2019s stricter cycling violation penalties, I noticed many…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6000\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sub1_ec86b7.jpg?w=640\")
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