Kichijōten

Kichijōten

Title: The Smiling Face in Crimson Silk Who Turns Luck Like a Fan Domains: Beauty, Fortune, Joy, Elegance, Celebration Symbols: Crimson silk fan, blooming peony, golden koi, laughter

Duties of Kichijōten

As a Kami of radiant positivity and the cycles of fortune, Kichijōten’s divine tasks include:

• Blessing unions – Romantic, political, or familial. She ensures harmony and beauty in relationships.
• Turning misfortune – Guiding those at their lowest toward an unexpected windfall or joy.
• Inspiring joy and art – Encouraging dance, poetry, festivals, and beauty in all its forms.
• Guarding prosperity – She blesses households and towns with economic or emotional abundance, especially when faith is shown through generosity or celebration.
• Maintaining elegance and dignity – Even in dark times, she reminds mortals of grace and composure.

Earning Divine Favor (Examples of Acts)

Kichijōten gains Divine Favor when she fulfills her duties or acts in alignment with her values. Examples:

• Turning a feast of grief into a festival of hope
• Helping a widow find new love or guiding a young poet to acclaim
• Protecting a beautiful garden from blight or making an entire street bloom overnight
• Resolving a conflict with diplomacy and elegance, not force
• Inspiring a community to celebrate despite hardship
• Secretly granting luck to someone on the verge of giving up
• Gifting her divine fan to a desperate soul, allowing them one miraculous turn of fate.

Forms of Worship

Her shrines are vibrant and alive—places of color, music, and warmth. Worshipers include:

• Artists and dancers who leave poems or performances at her altar
• Merchants and nobles seeking prosperity through respectful ritual
• Lovers and matchmakers, who hang red silk charms in her name
• Travelers and gamblers, who call upon her for a lucky outcome
• Communities that hold seasonal festivals with lanterns, flower petals, and parades in her honor

Common Offerings

• Fans painted with joyful scenes
• Crimson silk or peony blossoms
• Golden coins folded into origami
• Laughter, music, and sincere joy given freely