About Prayer of Reverence to the Ichinomiya of One’s Province
Overview
A historical adaptable prayer for worshipping from afar the kami of one’s provincial ichinomiya by supplying the province, shrine, and divine names.
- Structure
- 2sections
- Japanese text
- 43characters
- Notes
- 2notes
Purposes
- To worship the kami of the leading shrine of one’s province from afar
- To express reverence by naming the land, shrine, and kami
Deities and subjects
- The great kami of the provincial ichinomiya
- Is identified with the appropriate place, shrine, and divine name before worship
Background
This nineteenth-century formula contains placeholders for the worshipper’s province, ichinomiya, and enshrined kami. Which shrine is regarded as the ichinomiya can differ by place and historical period.
Flow of the text
Across 2 sections, the text moves from “Placeholders for province, district, and shrine” to “Closing words of distant worship.”
What to know before reading
The placeholders for province, shrine, and great kami are replaced with the actual object of worship.
Because ichinomiya rank and naming vary by place and period, local shrine guidance should be checked before use.