叢そう祠し

noun

small shrine in a thicket

A literary or archaic term for a small Shinto shrine nestled among trees or bushes. In modern Japanese, ほこら (祠) is the common word for a small shrine, and 叢祠 is mainly encountered in classical or poetic contexts.

See also: 祠 (ほこら)

• 古ふるい和わ歌かには、叢そう祠しに祈いのる旅たび人びとの姿すがたが詠よまれている。

  In old waka poems, travelers are depicted praying at a small shrine in a thicket.