Kannabi Explained

, also kaminabi or kamunabi, refers to a region in Shinto that is a shintai (repositories in which kami reside) itself, or hosts a kami.[1] They are generally either mountains or forests.[2] Nachi Falls is considered a kannabi,[3] as is Mount Miwa.

Overview

They may be host to shinboku (sacred trees), or Iwakura rocks They may have shimenawa, torii, and sandō marking the path towards them.

Shrines dedicated to kannabi often lack a honden or haiden, and instead enshrine the natural kannabi as deities. Ōmiwa Shrine is one such example. Kanasana Shrine also has its mountain be its Shintai[4]

See also

References

  1. https://archive.today/20230407173533/https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=9690
  2. [富士山|霊峰富士]
  3. Web site: Kamizaka . Jirō . Hiryū Gongen . 28 March 2010 . Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport - Kinki Regional Development Bureau . ja.
  4. Web site: Glossary of Shinto Names and Terms: K . 2023-04-06 . www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp.