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Futomani (太占) is a traditionalShinto system ofdivination. Practitioners attempt to foresee future events by interpreting the pattern of cracks made by heating theshoulder-blade of astag.[1] The practice is thought to predate the introduction of divination by tortoiseshell, which was imported from China; archaeological evidence suggests it originated as early as theJōmon period.[2]
Thekami most commonly associated withFutomani isUraniwa-no-Kami (占庭の神; lit. "Divination Divinity"),[3] also-known-asFutonorito-no-Mikoto (太祝詞の命; lit. "Thick Congratulatory Address [of] Life"), a specialKami of divination.
Futomani is still practiced at the Shinto shrine onMount Mitake as an annual event.[4]
Inaikido,futomani is considered an important adjunct tokotodama practice.[1][5][6]