祠ほこら

noun

small wayside shrine; hokora

A small Shinto shrine, often found along roadsides, in fields, or within the grounds of a larger shrine. The term 'hokora' is sometimes used in English texts about Japanese culture.

• 村むらの入いり口ぐちに古ふるい祠ほこらがある。

  There is an old small shrine at the entrance of the village.

• 道みち端ばたの祠ほこらに手てを合あわせた。

  I put my hands together in prayer at the wayside shrine.