1. Weeping cherry tree often found in shrine gardens

1. Buddhist ritual staff used during Shinto ceremonies

2. Object or artifact believed to house the deity's spirit

3. Purification wand used in Shinto rituals to bless people and objects

4. Shinto priest responsible for shrine rituals and maintenance

5. Ceremonial water pavilion for ritual purification before entering the shrine

6. Traditionally shaped rice cakes displayed during New Year's at shrines

7. Decorated sprigs of sakaki tree offered to the kami

8. Spirits or deities worshipped in Shintoism

9. Sacred rope or straw festoon used to demarcate sacred spaces

10. Sweet rice cake skewered on a stick served as a shrine snack

11. Decorative wood ornament found on the roofs of shrines

12. Deity associated with mountains and Shinto shrines