CURRENT RITUAL SPACE OF KASUGA-WAKAMIYA ONMATSURI

Abstract

KASUGA shrine, one of the oldest Shinto shrine in Nara, hold the ceremony on 17th December evary year, which is called KASUGA-WAKAMIYA ONMATSURI. The main stage of this ceremony is OTABISHO, the open space along the entrance path to KASUGA shrine. In here 9 temporary buildings include shrine are set up in short term for this ceremony. This paper describes the constitution of OTABISHO, the detail of the temporary buildings, and the process of setting up.