A kannushi (神主 god master, originally pronounced kamunushi), also called shinshoku (神職), is the person responsible for the maintenance of a Shinto shrine (jinja) as well as for leading worship of a given kami.[1] The characters for kannushi are sometimes also read jinshu with the same meaning.
Kannushi can marry and their children usually inherit their position.[4] Although this hereditary status is no longer legally granted, it continues in practice.[5] The clothes they wear, for example the jōe, the ebōshi and the kariginu
(see photos), do not have any special religious significance, but are
simply official garments used in the past by the Imperial court.[4]
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