Ofuda

O-fuda (御札 or お札, o-fuda) is a type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection, agofu (護符). It may also be called shinpu (神符). It is made by inscribing the name of a kami (god) and the name of the Shinto shrine or of a representative of the kami on a strip of paper, wood, cloth, or metal.