portable shrine for sacred objects
A portable shrine specifically used to transport a sacred object, distinct from a typical 神輿 (mikoshi). Related to 羽車 (haguruma), a type of palanquin.
See also: 羽車
During the festival, the portable shrine was used to carry the sacred object.
Standard kanji spelling with honorific prefix 御.
Variant with kana honorific prefix お instead of 御.
Compound of honorific prefix 御 (お) and 羽車 (haguruma), a type of palanquin or portable shrine. The exact historical derivation of 羽車 is uncertain.