人家上棟祭祝詞
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Before Yafune Toyoukehime no Mikoto, protector of the house, and Taokihooi no Mikoto and Hikosashiri no Mikoto, kami of the builders’ craft, these words are humbly declared. A named carpenter has received the kami’s blessings and labored morning and evening, keeping the ink line true and the hand-axe from error.
The names and grouping of kami vary among sources and regions. The carpenter’s name is a variable place in this historical formula.
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In gratitude for the work safely brought to this stage, the ridgepole-raising rite is served on this auspicious day. Sacred sake, food, bows and arrows, and offerings are presented; may they be received in peace.
The wording is understood as completion of the work through the ridgepole-raising stage, not as completion of the entire house.
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May the set pillars and the raised ridge, crossbeams, and roof beams neither shift nor creak. May the driven nails and wedges never loosen; guard and bless the structure so that it may endure through the generations.
The reading follows the furigana printed beside the Meiji-period text, including shizume-tatsuru for setting the pillars. The prayer does not replace present-day building codes, inspections, or safety practice.
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