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Kamidana (Kanji
Kanji

are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese language logogram along with hiragana , katakana , Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet....
: ?? Hiragana
Hiragana

is a Japanese language syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the romanization of Japanese. Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each symbol represents one mora ....
: ????), literally meaning "kami
Kami

is the Japanese language word for the spirits within objects in the Shinto faith. The oldest surviving record of their creation is in the Kojiki of 712....
 shelf", is a type of miniature shrine
Jinja (Shinto)

A Shinto shrine is a structure whose main purpose is to house a Shinto kami, and is usually characterized by the presence of a or sanctuary, where the kami is enshrined....
 placed or hung high on a wall in some Japanese homes. The kamidana contains a wide variety of items related to the Shinto style ceremony.

Worship at the kamidana is as simple as saying prayer
Prayer

Prayer is the act of communicating with a deity or spirit in worship. Specific forms of this may include praise, requesting divine providence, confessing sins, as an act of reparation or an expression of one's emotional expression....
s, offering food (e.g., rice, water) and flowers.






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Kamidana
Kamidana (Kanji
Kanji

are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese language logogram along with hiragana , katakana , Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet....
: ?? Hiragana
Hiragana

is a Japanese language syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the romanization of Japanese. Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each symbol represents one mora ....
: ????), literally meaning "kami
Kami

is the Japanese language word for the spirits within objects in the Shinto faith. The oldest surviving record of their creation is in the Kojiki of 712....
 shelf", is a type of miniature shrine
Jinja (Shinto)

A Shinto shrine is a structure whose main purpose is to house a Shinto kami, and is usually characterized by the presence of a or sanctuary, where the kami is enshrined....
 placed or hung high on a wall in some Japanese homes. The kamidana contains a wide variety of items related to the Shinto style ceremony.

Worship at the kamidana is as simple as saying prayer
Prayer

Prayer is the act of communicating with a deity or spirit in worship. Specific forms of this may include praise, requesting divine providence, confessing sins, as an act of reparation or an expression of one's emotional expression....
s, offering food (e.g., rice, water) and flowers. Before worshipping at the kamidana, it is ritual
Ritual

A ritual is a set of repeated actions, often thought to have symbolic value, the performance of which is usually prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community by religious or political laws because of the perceived efficacy of those actions....
ly important for family members to cleanse their hands.

Kamidana can be found in traditional Japanese martial art dojo
Dojo

A is a Japanese language term which literally means "place of the Tao". Initially, dojo were adjunct to temples. The term can refer to a formal training place for any of the Japanese do arts but typically it is considered the formal gathering place for students of any Japanese martial arts style to conduct training, examinations and other rela...
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