portable shrine for sacred objects
A portable shrine used to transport a sacred object, often in Shinto processions. The cross-reference 御羽車 (おはぐるま) is a more honorific form.
See also: 御羽車
The portable shrine was paraded through the town during the festival.
Compound of 羽 (は, 'wing') and 車 (くるま, 'vehicle'). The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the portable shrine.