巫女 巫女服 miko
Shrine maidens in [[Shinto]] [[shrine|shrines]] (not the same rank as priests, closer to altar boys). They sweep the shrine, do ceremonial dances, perform music, flank the priest at prayers, freshen the offerings, operate the fortune telling lottery ([[omikuji]]), sell votive tablets ([[ema]]), and in most modern shrines run the knickknack and good luck charms shop. Historically, they used to be mediums and oracles, alongside the male [[Geki]]. They are often depicted wielding [[gohei]].

This tag is both for pictures where at least one character is wearing the traditional outfit of a miko (a [[hakama skirt]] (almost always entirely red) and white [[kosode]]) and for those where the miko is/are wearing [[nontraditional miko|the modern adaptation of miko clothing]].

h4. See also

* [[Hamaya]] (ceremonial arrow)
* [[Ofuda]] (Shinto talisman/charm)
* [[Shimenawa]] (Shinto braided rice rope)
* [[chihaya (clothing)|Chihaya]]
* [[Nontraditional miko]]
* [[Kagura suzu]]
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