I’m looking to replace the leather cap for the tenjin and I have no idea what it’s called or where to find it. Any tips would be appreciated.
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I think it’s called a Tenjin Fukuro (天神袋), but I like to call it a Shambrero or a Sharmulke.
I think of it as the tenjin cap or beanie but I think it might also be refered to as “ebiokake” for protecting that delicate tsukigata end of your tenjin (okay granted I just looked that up in some shamisen book by Kyle Abbott 
The last time I bought one at Shizuoka I just asked for a tenjin no bôshi (a tenjin “hat”) and the seller immediately understood what I was looking for…
It seems there’s no consensus on what it’s called, though I’m inclined to say 天神袋 (Tenjin Fukuro) because it gets the most google hits. I’ve also seen 天神キャップ (Tenjin Cap) and 天神カバ (Tenjin Cover).
According to this page:
“ここの部分が天神袋です。” - “This part is the Tenjin Fukuro.”
I’d write to the folks at Kameya and ask them if they sell them, and use that page I linked above to find the right size for your shami. http://www.e-kameya.com/english/
I’m coming up with the same hits Kyle Aaron has. One site with translation is http://tsukiko-shamisen.blogspot.com/p/jiuta-kanji.html, where the cap is called “Tenjin kyappu”.
I think it’s called a Tenjin Fukuro (天神袋), but I like to call it a Shambrero or a Sharmulke.
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