Hokora or hokura (祠 or 神庫) is a miniature Shinto shrine either found on the precincts of a larger shrine and dedicated to folk kami, or on a street side, enshrining kami not under the …

Dec 6, 2014 · These shrines, usually known as hokora (祠) are dedicated to various lesser kami that aren’t attached to a nearby shrine. Though the hokora are Shinto in origin, they often bear …

A hokora or hokura is a very small Shinto shrine either found on the precincts of a larger shrine and dedicated to folk kami, or on a street side, enshrining kami not under the jurisdiction of …

Hokora or hokura (祠 or 神庫) is a small Shinto shrine. Sometimes they are built near larger shrines. Other times they are built near streets. [1] Sometimes they are built to host minor …

May 1, 2015 · They're called Hokora, and they're small roadside shrines in the Shinto tradition. Here's picture of a real one. The heavy clustering of them in Ghibli movies tends to be …

Dōsojin are often represented as a human couple, carved male or female genitals, large stones or statues, or even tall poles along a road. Dōsojin are sometimes housed in small roadside …

Tsuki no Hokora used to be one of the best weapon and equipment store 500 years ago. It was popular among high level players as its items were rare and high grade. After the Dusk of …

Beginning at the torii, the sandô leads to the hokora. On either side of it are the temizuya, the gosenzo-no-hokora, the kagura-den, the ema-den, omikuji, omamori, and the hokora …

Apr 23, 2013 · At present, the term hokora is used to refer to small auxiliary shrines located within the precincts (keidai chi) of a larger shrine, but built on a smaller scale and dedicated to local …

Jan 31, 2018 · Almost anywhere in Japan, by the roadside, next to Shinto shrines or in the woods, you may see this kind of miniature constructions called hokora. They are genuine shrines, …