神籬ひもろぎ

noun

primitive Shinto shrine; sacred space marked by evergreens or a sakaki branch

Archaic term for an ancient form of Shinto shrine. Originally a swath of sacred land surrounded by evergreens; later a decorated sakaki branch placed on an eight-legged table to invite kami. Used in historical or ritual contexts.

• 神籬ひもろぎは、古こ代だいの神しん道とうにおいて神かみを招まねくための神しん聖せいな場ば所しょだった。

  The himorogi was a sacred place for inviting the kami in ancient Shinto.

• 祭さい壇だんに榊さかきの枝えだを立たてて神籬ひもろぎとした。

  They set up a sakaki branch on the altar as a himorogi.