Usually means: Portable shrine carried in festivals.
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▸ noun:  (Shinto) A raised ceremonial litter used to transport a Shinto deity between shrines.

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shintai, Mikadoism, arahitogami, kami, shinza, Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto, vimana, shikigami, vehicle, murti, more...

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shintai, Mikadoism, arahitogami, kami, shinza, Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto, vimana, shikigami, vehicle, murti, more...



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