辻つじ社やしろ

noun

small shrine at a crossroads

Archaic term for a small Shinto shrine built at a crossroads or street corner, often as a guardian or boundary marker. Not used in modern everyday Japanese.

• 古ふるい地ち図ずには、村むらの辻つじ社やしろがいくつも記しるされている。

  Old maps show many small crossroads shrines in the village.