shrine office; Shinto shrine office
Refers to the administrative office of a Shinto shrine, where staff handle parishioner services, amulets, and general shrine business.
You can receive amulets at the shrine office.
社務所で祈祷の申し込みをした。
I applied for a prayer service at the shrine office.
Compound of 社 (sha, 'shrine') + 務 (mu, 'duty, affairs') + 所 (sho, 'place, office'). The reading is on'yomi throughout.