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Eboshi |
烏帽子 |
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Headgear for Shinto priests. Worn with less formal costumes such as joe and kariginu . |
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Ema |
絵馬 |
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Votive tablets presented to shrines. Originated in the practice of hanging paintings of horses before a deity as a substitute for making an offering of sacred horses. Variety in the form and style of the paintings gradually increased, and works of famous artists began to appear. At s... |
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Emakimono |
絵巻物 |
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Picture scrolls, often with explanatory text. Unique to Japan, this art form flourished after the Heian period. Emakimono were used to depict events such as the establishment and miracles of shrines. The national treasure Kitano tenjin engi , owned by Kitano Tenmangû in Kyoto, is p... |
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Engi shiki |
延喜式 |
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A collection of detailed regulations concerning government administration under the ritsuryô codes, in use from the seventh to the late ninth century. The Engi shiki , in 50 volumes, was formulated with consideration of two preceding compilations, the Kônin and J&o... |
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Ennichi |
縁日 |
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Day of affinity. A day believed to have a special relation ( en ) with a particular deity. It is believed that merit is gained by visiting the shrine on these days each month, a custom also common in Buddhism. Because of the large crowds of people who visited the shrine on these days, marke... |
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Fudoki |
風土記 |
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Regional gazetteers presented to the court in response to an imperial order in 713. Local governments recorded information on the origin of geographical names, the fertility of the soil, regional products, and old tales and legends. The complete Izumo fudoki and fragments of the B... |
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Fukko Shintô |
復古神道 |
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Restoration Shinto. A school of thought represented by Kada no Azumamaro (1669-1736), Kamo no Mabuchi (1697-1769), Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801), and Hirata Atsutane (1776-1843). While other Shinto schools also sought to rediscover ancient, natural Shinto, they often relied ... |
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Funadama |
船霊 |
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A spirit worshiped by fishermen and seafarers as a protector of ships. A hole is made in the mast of the ship and certain items are inserted to symbolize the spirit; these items may include a woman's hair, dolls, two dice, twelve pieces of money, and the five grains. Widely believed to be ... |
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Funakurabe |
船競 |
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Boat races between villages. Strong men are chosen from each contesting village. A common event in festivals held along the shores of western Japan. Originally significant as a way of divining the abundance of the year's harvest. Also held at Iki, Tsushima, and Sakurajima. The Peir... |
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Gagaku |
雅楽 |
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Ceremonial court music and dancing, preserved from antiquity in the Music Department (see gakubu ) of the imperial household and at certain shrines and temples. Gagaku contains many elements from Chinese and Indian performing arts. The accompaniment includes reed and percussio... |
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Gakubu |
楽部 |
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Music Department. Special department in the Board of Ceremonies of the imperial household for the performance of traditional sacred music and dance. |
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Gion |
祇園 |
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A term referring to the deities (chiefly Susanoo no mikoto) enshrined in the Yasaka Jinja in Kyoto, and worshiped for their abilities to cast out and purify evil. The shrine's festival, Gion-e (Gion Matsuri) is historically famous and considered one of the three largest festivals i... |
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Gion Matsuri |
祇園祭 |
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An annual festival celebrated from July 17 to 24 at the Yasaka Jinja in Kyoto. Said to have originated during the reign of Emperor Seiwa (r. 858-876) as a festival to guard against pestilence. Today the processions of yamaboko (festival floats) pulled through the city on the first and ... |
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Gishikiden |
儀式殿 |
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A shrine building used for special rites and ceremonies. As a rule, shrine ceremonies are performed in the heiden or haiden . However, in recent years, shrines have come to perform ceremonies such as weddings in response to popular demand, and so these separate buildings have been es... |
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Go-bunrei |
御分霊 |
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Divided or apportioned spirit. When a new branch of an already existing shrine is established, the spirit of the deity of the former shrine is divided, and a portion enshrined in the new location. While the original deity is not considered in any way lessened by this procedure, the new... |
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Go-hei |
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Heihaku |
see → Heihaku |
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Gongen |
権現 |
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Avatar. In the process known as the harmonization of Buddhism and Shinto ( shinbutsu shûgô ), the concept of Shinto kami as manifestations of Buddhas come from India to save the Japanese developed. The term gongen was applied to previously known Shinto deities who were regarded as th... |
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Gongen-zukuri |
権現造 |
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A style of shrine architecture that flourished after the Momoyama period. Three buildings, the honden , heiden , and haiden , are usually joined together in the shape of an H. One of the oldest examples is the Kitano Tenmangû in Kyoto. |
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Go-shintai |
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Shintai |
see → Shintai |
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Gozu-tennô |
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Tennô |
see → Tennô |
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