One Priest - Ichiwajo

Japanese: 一和尚 - いちわじょう
One Priest - Ichiwajo

…The members of the za are often divided into young, middle, and adult members according to their age. The adult members are further called Ichi, Ni, San, Ichi-osho, Ni-osho, etc., depending on their rank, and the Ichi is the person in charge of the za. The priest who carries out the rituals may be an Ichi, or an Ichinen Kannushi (one-year priest) or Tonban Kannushi, who are members of the adult group and take turns serving as a priest every year. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ichiosho" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…座衆は年齢により若衆,中老,おとなに区分されることが多い。おとな衆はさらに﨟次により一﨟,二﨟,三﨟とか,一和尚,二和尚などと呼ばれ,その一﨟が座の責任者となる。祭事の執行にあたる神主には,一﨟がなる場合とおとな衆が1年交代でつとめる一年神主(いちねんかんぬし),年番神主の場合とがある。…

※「一和尚」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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