jichinsai
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link=https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Altar_of_JICHINSAI_or_SHINTO_ceremony_of_sanctifying_ground_%E5%9C%B0%E9%8E%AE%E7%A5%AD%E3%81%AE%E7%A5%AD%E5%A3%87.jpg|thumb|Groundbreaking ceremony in Tokyo () is a Shinto ritual in Japan. It takes place before construction starts on a new building. The ritual asks for permission from the jinushigami to use the land for building. It is a way to pray for safety during the construction. The contractor, who makes the building, pays for the celebration. This includes the and tamagushi offerings. The owner and other people involved help cover costs.
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- Altar of JICHINSAI or SHINTO ceremony of sanctifying ground 地鎮祭の祭壇.jpg
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- Jichinsai
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- 地鎮祭
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- Tsu Jichinsai Lawsuit
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link=https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Altar_of_JICHINSAI_or_SHINTO_ceremony_of_sanctifying_ground_%E5%9C%B0%E9%8E%AE%E7%A5%AD%E3%81%AE%E7%A5%AD%E5%A3%87.jpg|thumb|Groundbreaking ceremony in Tokyo () is a Shinto ritual in Japan. It takes place before construction starts on a new building. The ritual asks for permission from the jinushigami to use the land for building. It is a way to pray for safety during the construction. The contractor, who makes the building, pays for the celebration. This includes the and tamagushi offerings. The owner and other people involved help cover costs.
People set up a Himorogi at the space in order to do the ceremony, and a Shinto priest blesses the land and obtains permission from the guardian deity of the land.
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