Jichinsai

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Jichinsai (Japanese: 地鎮祭) is a Shinto ritual in Japan. It takes place before construction starts on a new building.^[1][a] The ritual asks for permission from the landlord deity to use the land for building.^[2] It is a way to pray for safety during the construction. The contractor, who makes the building, pays for the celebration. This includes the omiki and tamagushi offerings. The owner and other people involved help cover costs.^[3]

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.^[2][4]

The ceremony is held in the presence of builders, designers, and clients. A wooden platform is set up, and in the center is an altar on which offerings such as rice, sake, fish, vegetables, salt, and water are placed. In some cases, sand or salt from the beach near Ise Grand Shrine may be used.^[1] Five-colored silk banners, called masakaki, are used in the ritual.

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