Bon Festival offering shelf
A shelf set up during the Bon Festival (お盆) to hold offerings for the spirits of ancestors. The term is specific to this seasonal Buddhist custom.
See also: お盆
During the Bon Festival, we place spirit horses and fruit on the offering shelf.
Compound of 盆 (Bon Festival) and 棚 (shelf). The term directly describes a shelf used during the Bon Festival for ancestral offerings.