Kamidana

That's not coins that fell out of someone's pocket.

That's a deliberate sum placed deliberately in a specific position near the Kamidana.

To put that in context, regular daily offerings to a kamidana are modest.

Like we talked about, small cup of rice, some water, maybe something seasonal, things such as those.

Okay, so they had very limited information and didn't know.

But we're leading it back.

Even if the previous Kamidana is long gone, Even if the property has been vacant for 30 years and whatever was there has been since removed, the property should still receive the yashiki harai, purification, before the new household begins.

The absence of a kamidana doesn't mean the house has no history.

They describe Shinto as a spiritual tradition indigenous to Japan, but with universal appeal on account of its environmental and pacifist values.

Ugurtz recently surveyed Western Shinto practitioners on Facebook, and she found that many have miniature home altars called Kamidana and practice regularly.

They may support different shrines or venerate different Kami, but they generally characterize Shinto as a ritual tradition that promotes gratitude in one's daily life, personal development, and harmony with nature.

Jinja Honcho has generally discouraged shrines from providing ritual services online, but in 2020, many shrines started streaming rituals and festivals online because of the COVID-19 pandemic.