Shintai
Camphor sacred tree with shrine at the base at Kayashima StationShintai is a word used in Shinto to refer to an object that a kami resides in.[ 1]
Examples include
A yorishiro is something which is invited to have a kami enter but does not yet have one in it.
Example
In recent times a 700 year old tree was going to be cut down for a rail line. The people protested because they believed a kami lived inside it. So the city built a train station around it.[ 2]
References
Buildings Architectonic elements
Chinjusha
chigi hidden roof kaerumata: see nakazonae kairō karahafu karamon katōmado katsuogi kitsune (fox) komainu mon nakazonae shinboku shōrō sōrin tamagaki tokyō torii tōrō Styles
hirairi-zukuri tsumairi-zukuri hachiman-zukuri hiyoshi-zukuri irimoya-zukuri ishi-no-ma-zukuri kasuga-zukuri kibitsu-zukuri misedana-zukuri nagare-zukuri ōtori-zukuri owari-zukuri ryōnagare-zukuri shinmei-zukuri sumiyoshi-zukuri taisha-zukuri Decorations
Others
Implements Head shrines 1 Tutelary deities Yorishiro and Shintai Staff Miscellaneous Classsification History Misc practices for visitors Institutions Rites 1 (in order of the size of the shrine network they head)
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