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Fukatani ku and others


The Syashi of Chinoshinkou


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Chinoshinkou is that people of Kabu family get together on November 23rd in the lunar calendar and make a service for the god of land. There are only 5 districts, Kamita, Shimota, Watada, Fukano and Fukaya in Nakanata area, and these are 10 Kabu, Ikeda-Kabu, Sugiyama-Kabu, Daidou-Kabu, Ooe-Kabu, Kizaki-Kabu, Shiba-Kabu, Oogishi and Sakashita-Kabu, Nishimoto and Higashi and Hashimoto-Kabu, Ooshita-Kabu and Murakami-Kabu.

These small shrines are all located in the Kabu's land. Gohei, stone and god's plate are the object of worship. 9 Kabu are located in the small hat and 7 of them are covered with a roof. One of others is a big stone located in the forest called Mori and it isn't covered any roof. Two of others are trees called "the tree of god" and these are a camellia and a Sakaki tree. 9 Kabu are on foot of mountains, and one is in village.

The service would be held on November 23rd in the lunar calendar and the Nijyusonookou in Natasho village and the Nisonookou in Ooi-cho would be held same day.

In the service, someone in turn donates Sake, a Rice cake and Fish. He would make a fire then and invite the god. Other members get together having a Rice cake and pray. After the service, they goes to the house of someone in turn and have a Okou.

The god are the guardian deity which were donated by ancestors or ancestors themselves called Ichizokuujigami. Thus, the area of protecting is also limited to these families.