August Spirits, Shelf of the

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August Spirits, Shelf of the

In Japan, it used to be customary for every house to have a room set apart, called the spirit chamber, in which there was a shelf or shrine with tablets bearing the names of the deceased members of the family, with the sole addition of the word Mitama (spirit). This is a species of ancestor worship and is known as "home" worship.

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