god-shelf

The only vestige of religion in his house is the kamidana, or god-shelf, on which stands a wooden shrine like a Shinto temple, which contains the memorial tablets to deceased relations.

Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Isabella Lucy 2004

All their tents have a god-shelf, on which are placed small images and sacred emblems.

Among the Tibetans Isabella Lucy 2004

These, when brought home, are placed on the _Kamidana_, or god-shelf — a miniature temple of wood, found in every Shinto house, to which are attached the names of various patron deities, and the monumental tablets of the family.

Religion in Japan

Otherwise it finds its home in the miniature shrine of the _kami-dana_ or god-shelf.

The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)

There is hardly a house in Japan but has some, often many, of these charms, either nailed on the front door or placed on the god-shelf.

Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Sidney Lewis Gulick 1902

The Seven Happy Gods of Fortune form nominally a Buddhist assemblage, and their effigies on the kami-dana or god-shelf, found in nearly every Japanese house, are universally visible.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

And, furthermore, every Japanese can worship the supreme divinities of Shinto in his own house, where upon a "god-shelf" (Kamidana) are tablets inscribed with the assurance of their divine protection, -- holy charms obtained from the priests of Ise or of

Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Lafcadio Hearn 1877

He advised that the following prayer should be daily repeated before the "god-shelf": --

Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Lafcadio Hearn 1877

In most Japanese houses to-day, the "god-shelf" and the

Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation Lafcadio Hearn 1877

All their tents have a god-shelf, on which are placed small images and sacred emblems.

Among the Tibetans 1867