setsumatsusha
Sign in to saveAlso known as setsumassha, sessha and massha, auxiliary shrine and undershrine, auxiliary shrine and subsidiary shrine, auxiliary shrine, subsidiary shrine
thumb|275 px|A row of sessha at Iwa Shrine, [[Hyōgo Prefecture]] and , also called (collectively known as ) are small or miniature shrines entrusted to the care of a larger shrine, generally due to some deep connection with the enshrined kami.
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thumb|275 px|A row of sessha at Iwa Shrine, [[Hyōgo Prefecture]] and , also called (collectively known as ) are small or miniature shrines entrusted to the care of a larger shrine, generally due to some deep connection with the enshrined kami.
The two terms used to have legally different meanings, but are today synonyms. Setsumatsusha can lie either or the main shrine's premises. Setsumatsusha are usually 1x1 ken in size. They can however be as small as beehives or relatively large and have 1x2, 1x3 or even, in one case, 1x7 bays.