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Fig. 3.29 Religious landscapes in the Nakahigashi district, Tsukuba City, 1995 (The author's fi eld
survey in September, 1995)
the entrance of the community. The tsujifuda are similar to the Konomata tsuji-
fuda ; each was inserted in a bamboo trunk about 1.5 m tall.
(2) Ko Religious Association
Four ko were confi rmed in Nakahigashi district in 1995 (see Fig. 3.29 ): the
ujiko organization of Shinmei-Sha, and the ko of Kanamura , Osugi Shrine, and
Atago Shrine (Osugi association and Atago association for short). Forty-one
out of 43 households joined the ujiko organization of Shinmei-Sha. Two of
them, which were female households, were excluded because it was taboo for
women to take part in the festival of Shinmei-Sha. Thirty-two households had
the family name of N, and since these households have organized the ujiko since
before 1991, Shinmei-Sha was a kami of the N families. There was no relation
to the family name since 1992.
The manager of religious events was called the Toban , and the assignment
was rotated yearly. A representative of Shinmei-Sha's ujiko took charge of the
Tobans . The manager had two assistants: a shimoko and an uwako. The shimoko