Amulet for success in school entrance examinations

Yesterday I was on the hunt for an omamori for my eldest child who took an entrance examination today. I was on my way to Kawagoe Hachimangu on foot, because it is regarded for its benevolence in success, when I passed Naritasan. Something entirely different caught my eye in the precincts so I went in to take a look. While I was there I said a quick prayer for my son and took the side stairs that leads to the area where they sell amulets. 

I often pop into Naritasan for amulets, because they have a pretty large selection. Once upon a time they had Rilakkuma amulets so I used to get the kids them when they were smaller. I didn't see them yesterday, but they had other character amulets. Moreover, I was pleasantly surprised to see they had quite a few amulets suitable for 'juken' well wishes. And for the record: they also still have their New Year goods - not just amulets, but lucky rakes too. They are selling mamemaki beans now too.

For my son, I was instantly drawn to the amulet that that you can see in the photo in this post. The amulet comes with three different colored 2B pencils as well as lucky 5 yen coin. I wasn't thinking when i took the photo and you can't really see the coin, just the bottom of it under the blue patterned amulet. I bought the blue patterned amulet separately, for good measure! Both the set with the pencils and coin and the blue more typical style amulet were only 500 yen each. I was very happy with my purchase and that I didn't have to walk another 20 minutes to Hachimangu!