Kannushi
Shinto shrine attendant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A kannushi (神主, "divine master (of ceremonies)", originally pronounced kamunushi), also called shinshoku (神職, meaning "employee/worker of kami"), is a person responsible for the maintenance of a Shinto shrine (神社, jinja) as well as for leading worship of a given kami.[1] The characters for kannushi are sometimes also read as jinshu with the same meaning.
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"Shinshoku" redirects here. For the L'Arc-en-Ciel song, see Shinshoku (Lose Control).