noun
hall of worship; front shrine
The building at a Shinto shrine where worshippers pray and make offerings, located in front of the main sanctuary (本殿).
参拝者は拝殿の前で二礼二拍手一礼をします。
Worshippers bow twice, clap twice, and bow once in front of the hall of worship.
この神社の拝殿は江戸時代に建てられました。
The hall of worship of this shrine was built in the Edo period.