Mikoshi
mikoshi 神輿 sacred religious palanquin also translated portable shinto shrine shinto follower believe serf vehicle transport deity japan moving main shrine temporary shrine festival moving new shrine often mikoshi resembles miniature building pillar wall roof veranda railing often japanese honorific prefix お added making omikoshi お神輿 first recorded use mikoshi nara period among first recorded us year deity hachiman said carried kyushu nara worship newlyconstructed daibutsu tōdaiji head shrine hachiman shrine japan usa jingū ōita prefecture kyushu said birthplace mikoshi typical shape rectangle hexagon octagon body stand two four pole carrying usually lavishly decorated roof might hold carving phoenix matsuri japanese festival involving mikoshi people bear mikoshi shoulder mean two four rarely six pole bring mikoshi shrine carry around neighborhood worship shrine many case leave designated area resting block called uma horse time returning shrine shrine custom dipping mikoshi water nearby lake river ocean practice called ohamaori festival people bear mikoshi wave wildly side side amuse deity kami inside common method shouldering japan hirakatsugi 平担ぎ flat carry bearer chant wasshoi わっしょい may may toss shake mikoshi method include edomae 江戸前 edo style one famous way shouldering observable asakusa sanja festival shout say ya soi ya sah sorya etc mikoshi swayed rapidly little right left dokkoi ドッコイ seen shonan kanagawa prefecture shouldering style usually us two pole mikoshi moved rhythmically slowly edomae style one shout dokkoi dokkoi dokkoi sorya song called jink lively song another one odawara style 小田原担ぎ observed odawara next hakone peculiar way shouldering multiple mikoshis meet run holy dash shout oisahkorasahkoryasah song called kiyari chant traditionally sung workman pulling heavy load also fireman bearer sway mikoshi united style mikoshi us full width road moving side side turning corner full speed glossary shinto honden matsuri float sokyo ono william p woodward shinto kami way charles e tuttle company tokyo isbn basic term shinto kokugakuin university institute japanese culture classic tokyo mikoshi photo shinto shrine english version mikoshi festival shinyo encyclopedia shinto kokugakuin university