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Table 3.11 Religious forms of religious associations in the Shimo-uchikawa district, Yoshikawa City, 1995
Decision
of visitors Rite
Komine Furumine shrine Kanuma City, Tochigi AF 1 inherited 5 inherited District 39 SV 8 House order Premeeting
Togakushi Togakushi shrine ( Tyusha ) Togakushi village, Nagano BC 1 inherited 4 inherited District 41 SA, NM All No Premeeting
Haruna Haruna shrine Haruna village, Gunma AH 1 inherited 5 inherited District 38 SV, FM 8 Drawing lot Premeeting
Mitake Mitake shrine Ome City, Tokyo AB 1 inherited 5 inherited District 26 SV, FM 5 Drawing lot Premeeting
Kanamura Kanamura Tsukuba City, Ibaraki AL, R No 4 inherited 4 groups 50 SFV 5 House order Meal with kami
Itakura Itakura thunder shrine Itakura Town, Gunma AH No 1 Oyanagi 7 SM No No Premeeting
Narita Shinsyoji temple Narita City, Chiba FS No 1 Oyanagi 22 SV 2 Free Premeeting
FS: prayer for family's safe, AF: prayer for a protection against fi re, SM: mailing in spring, BC: prayer for bumper crops, AH: prayer for a protection against hailstorm, FM: mailing
in fall, R: prayer for rain, SV: vicarious visit in spring, NM: mailing in January, AB: prayer for a protection against burglars, SA: all member's visit in spring, 4 groups: Higashi,
Nishi, Shimo and Okuma group, AL: prayer for a protection against lightning, SFV: vicarious visit in spring and fall
Data source : The author's fi eld survey in August, 1997
Name of shrines
and temple
Content
of prayer
Number of
households
Way
of visit
Number
of visitors
Association
Place
Master
Managers
Range
 
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