Record of the relocation of a shrine

Japanese: 遷宮記 - せんぐうき

Records of the Sengu of Shinto shrines and shrines. As shrine buildings age, new ones are built and the shrine is relocated. At Ise Shrine and some other shrines, new buildings are built every certain number of years and a Shikinen Sengu is carried out. There are also temporary Sengu (temporary shrines) that are carried out before the designated number of years, such as when a building is destroyed by fire, or when a temporary building is relocated for the time being, such as when a building is damaged by rainwater. The records of these ceremonies are called Sengu-ki, and they are meticulously recorded with future generations in mind, including the preparations, procurement of materials and expenses, and the Sengu ceremony. They are important for understanding the actual situation, changes, and the attitude of the times toward it.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

神宮･神社の遷宮に関する記録。神社では社殿の古くなるとともに新社殿を造営して遷宮したり，また伊勢の神宮その他一部の神社のように一定の年数ごとに新社殿を造営しての式年遷宮，その年数を待たず焼亡などによる臨時遷宮，雨もり修理などの間の仮殿遷宮等をする。そのときの記録が遷宮記で，それには，その準備，費用用材の調達，遷宮儀式等，後世を意識して丹念に記録したものがあり，その実態，変遷，それに対する時代意識などを知る上で重要なものがある。

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