Fudo Myoo Tee

不動明王 (Fudō Myōō): "the Immovable Wisdom King."

Every day at Naritasan Shinshō-ji, the big temple in Narita near the airport, priests feed a fire with wooden sticks inscribed with people's prayers. The fire is for Fudō Myōō, the Immovable Wisdom King, who has been worshipped in Japan since the 800s. He's shown wreathed in flame with a sword that cuts through delusion, and his scowl is aimed at anything standing between a person and awakening.

He strides across the back with one knee raised and his sword held upright, flames curling all around him in fine black line work. The box at the top left gives his name, 不動明王 (Fudō Myōō): 不動 means immovable and 明王 means wisdom king. The same name sits inside a ring of flame on the chest.

Up close the line work is all flame and detail, and from farther off it reads like an old temple woodblock. If there's an omamori, a temple charm, in your wallet, Fudō belongs on your back too. The thunder god Raijin keeps him company among the Japanese print tees.

• Fabric: 100% combed cotton, 230gsm, pre-shrunk and soft-washed
• Print: direct-to-garment (DTG)
• Color: washed pale gray
• Fit: unisex, regular; size up for a boxier, oversized look
• Sizes: S to 3XL
• Size reference: 6 ft 2 in wears L; 5 ft 7 in wears M

Measurements for every size are in the size guide.