Glossary of Shinto

This is the glossary of Shinto, including major terms the casual (or brand-new) reader might find useful in understanding articles on the subject. Words followed by an asterisk (*) are illustrated by an image in one of the photo galleries. Within definitions, words set in boldface are defined elsewhere in the glossary.

A hassoku-an

Chigi (forked decorations)

An ema

A hokora

A hyakudoishi

A gohei

A haiden

Hatsumōde at Meiji Shrine, Shibuya, Tokyo

A man confronted with an apparition of Inari, appearing in this case as a woman

An iwakura (the Meoto Iwa) girdled by a shimenawa

A jinja (shrine), characterized by the presence of a torii

A kannushi (right) wearing a jōe

A kaguraden

A kamidana

A kannushi during a wedding

Katsuogi (poles perpendicular to the roof ridge) at Ise Shrine

Statue of a fox, messenger of kami Inari

A komainu

Jōmon period magatama

Massha at Katsuragi Shrine in Gose, Nara

A miko at Kasuga Shrine

A mikoshi

Omamori on sale

An ōnusa

Tying omikuji at Kasuga Shrine in Nara

A saisen-bako, or offertory box

Sakaki branches

A sandō (a shrine's approach)

A seisatsu

Sessha (Tsukkomi no Miya) at Ise Grand Shrine

Two kannushi holding a shaku

Two shide decorating a small shrine

A shimenawa

A shimboku girdled by a shimenawa

A kannushi holding a tamagushi

A temizuya

A torii

A tōrō

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