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Item purchased: Inari Kamidana Set - Japan Shinto Shrine + Accessories
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Item purchased: 15.6" Japan Kamidana God Shelf - Wooden Shinto Zushi
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Item purchased: Inari Kamidana Set - Japan Shinto Shrine + Accessories
Description
Brand new high-quality wooden Japanese Shinto kamidana "god shelf". This type of small Shinto shrine is commonly used in Japan by families or even organizations and business to symbolically house the group's patron deity. Kamidana altars will normally be placed in conspicuous view on a shelf or high wall within an important room such as the family room or in an area where employees or associates work or gather. Kamidana are also used to house sacred tablets called ofuda (lit "honorable plaque") which are inscribed with written prayers and sanctified by a priest. Kamidana are normally not just for show and will commonly receive regular attention from those who live or operate within its sphere of influence. Very traditional families for instance, may visit their kamidana twice daily; once in the morning and again in the evening before supper in order to deliver fresh water along with a solomn prayer. Kamidana (aka zushi) are basically small versions of larger Shinto shrines called Jinja, which are found at the heart of every Japanese community as well as areas of spiritual significance and to mark important natural features such as waterfalls and even the tops of mountains. Please read below to learn more about Japanese Shinto shrines.
About the Listed Item
The brand new wooden kamidana offered here features expert craftsmanship and classic Japanese style, with detailed architectural touches and durable brass-colored plastic fittings. The shrine includes double doors providing access to a small sanctuary where ofuda and other appropriate religious items may be placed. Please refer to the size chart below for information about additional available kamidana. And please check our store for blessed ofuda tablets to use with your kamidana!
Additional Styles of Kamidana (click to view listing):
- Small - 13.5 inch tall, single door shrine
- Medium - 15.6 inch tall, single door shrine (current listing)
- Large - 16.8 inch tall, double door shrine
Size:
Height (base to top of roof ornaments): 15.6 inches (40.0 centimeters)
Width (across roof gables): 14.0 inches (36.0 centimeters)
Depth (measured at base): 7.0 inches (18.0 centimeters)
Weight: 2.4 pounds (1.1 kilograms)
Important Note:
Shipment for this item is via international Express Mail Service (EMS) which included a tracking number and full value insurance.
About Japanese Shinto Shrines
At the heart and spiritual center of every Japanese city, town and village are well preserved wooded plots of land which are the sanctuary of Japan's native deities. These places, which are called Jinja in Japanese, will invariably include one or more shrines where believers can worship and offer prayers to the gods. Jinja, and the grounds upon which they reside are used not just for worship, but also as a place for community events, festivals and even as playgrounds. Most shrines typically consist of a large patch of wooded ground with a gate-like structure called a torii providing passage from the secular world into the spiritual. Fierce stone dog statues (one is actually a lion) called komainu stand guard along a stone path leading from the torii to the foot of the shrine complex. Before reaching the shrine, visitors will normally stop to rinse their hands and mouth at a stone water basin (chozubachi) provided for this purpose. This is done as an act of purification before coming into the presence of the resident deity. Upon reaching the actual shrine one must typically then ascent a short staircase to a platform where worship may be performed. Looking through the large structure's open doors one might spot a second, more secluded building visible beyond the first. This other building is the actual shrine itself and the true residence of the enshrined deity. Legend holds that any who improperly enter the inner-sanctuary will be blinded by the magnificent power residing therein, and for this reason most Japanese are happy to pay their respects from the safety of the doorway of the outermost building. Large Japanese Shinto shrines often have numerous smaller shrines located elsewhere on the shrine grounds. These smaller structures are often only slightly larger than a doll house and are the symbolic homes of lesser deities who are perhaps in some way associated with the god of the main shrine.
product code: INV-0000062 REL-0000313 Ship: Med
category code: (nippon_kamidana)
ship code: MED
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