Spirit Tree
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Spirit trees (御神木, goshinboku), according to the Shinto belief system, are trees which demarcate a sacred space, or in which a kami has taken up residence. Such trees are marked with shimenawa, and are not to be harmed or cut down. The word can also be used to describe wood that has been dedicated for the construction of shrines.[1]
Fatal Frame III
In Fatal Frame III: The Tormented, the spirit tree in the Spirit Tree Garden of the Manor of Sleep was used as the core pillar of the Rift Shrine,[2] used to seal away the Kuze Shrine following the Unleashing.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Shinboku, Shinju", Encyclopedia of Shinto
- ↑ Moriya Tome 1, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented