宮みや笥げ

noun

box for a shrine or temple amulet

Historical term for a container used to hold a protective charm (おふだ) from a shrine or temple. Not in common modern use; the concept is now usually expressed with おふだ入れ or simply おふだ.

See also: お札

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、旅たび先さきの神じん社じゃで受うけたおふだを宮みや笥げに納おさめた。

  In the Edo period, people placed amulets received at shrines during their travels into a miyage box.