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Yokoso to Nara (wonderful Nara tour with Ann)Yokoso to Nara (wonderful Nara tour with Ann). Saturday, May 19, 2007. Kohshin-san - Red good luck charms in Naramachi. When you walk through Naramachi, the old area south of central Nara, you find many red stuffed dolls hanging in chain at the entrance. They are called Migawari-Zaru , the lucky charms in the shape of monkeys. It is a messengers of god to protect Naramachi by sacrificing itself. It is also called Negai-Zaru , when you write your wish on their backs your wish would come true. It was reall...
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