Keywords
Architecture
Shrines
Also *kandachi 神館, shinkan 神館.
1 At Ise Jingū 伊勢神宮 in Mie Prefecture, saikan refers to those who serve the shrine: the master of religious ceremonies, saishu 祭主; the chief priest, daigūji 大宮司; the assistant priests, shōgūji 少宮司; lower rank priests, negi 禰宜; assistants to lower rank priests, gonnegi 権禰宜; and shrine administrators, gūshō 宮掌.
2 A person involved in religious duties at a Shinto shrine. Also kannushi 神主, shinshoku 神職.
3 A purification hall where all priests, and at Ise Jingū the head priestess as well, purify themselves prior to participating in any ceremony.