英語訳
The sacred paper offerings and one sacred tree branch are burned in the courtyard fire (beforehand, one shrine servant is summoned to light the courtyard fire in front of the purification sand in the courtyard). After completion, the vice-official returns to his seat. Next, the two officials rise and withdraw, removing the sacred sake and other purification implements as well as the curtains (this is the duty of the ritual coordinator). After completion, a sake communion ceremony is held at the shrine grounds, and then everyone disperses.
The complete set of purification implements mentioned above is prepared and provided by the yin-yang practitioners. For this service, five to of rice are given from the shrine.
1. After the half-hour of the Snake (around 10:30 AM), daily offerings are presented to the main shrine's temporary hall, subsidiary shrines (however, for the shrines of Ōta, Nara, Sawada, and clan deities, after the main shrine's temporary relocation is completed, a certain shrine official serves them together with the inner sanctuary), and smaller shrines. For the main shrine's temporary hall, the duty priest also serves the subsidiary shrines; the duty personnel serve the small shrines; Kiyu of the shrine affairs office serves them; and for Kifune small shrine, Kunisada, the daily attendant and purification deputy, prepares offerings. However, for the main shrine's evening offerings, after relocation to the temporary hall, both high officials prepare them. At the temporary hall, after closing the sacred doors, the duty priest makes offerings. Most importantly, in the morning many participate in communion ceremonies with the head priest and others at the administrative building, so there are no communion ceremonies at the shrine grounds.
1. From the Hour of the Horse (noon), supervising officials Hoshō, chief administrator Hoken, Chinken, and Moriyasu proceed to the shrine grounds. White curtains are hung at the main shrine's temporary hall, specifically both inner and outer layers. Laborers are summoned, and straw mats, cloth coverings, and upper mats are laid out after the interior decoration.
1. After the Hour of the Sheep (around 2 PM), the shrine officials, head priests, and others performing rotating service who are in retreat proceed to the sacred presence and perform the duty of decorating the interior of the new temporary hall. Most importantly, the sacred treasures are transported by sword bearers from the sacred treasure storehouse and taboo huts, and at the western offering hall, Yin-Yang Master Iken participates in service and performs purification of the sacred treasures (the yin-yang practitioner wears court dress).
1. Around the Hour of the Cock (6 PM), shrine officials other than those in retreat assemble at the retreat quarters (shrine servants guide the sacred procession, with instructions given three times by the administrative official). After preparations are complete, the head priests and others begin their service from the southern entrance. The procession order is: first, ten shrine servants in the vanguard (two of them carrying torches), next the sacred offering bearer (carried by a sword bearer), next Head Priest Hirohisa (in formal court dress), with three officials in attendance (Chief Administrator Ken'an, Administrative Deputy Hirohiro, Representative Deputy Fūsei. The head priest is accompanied by one person in court dress, one in plain robes, an umbrella bearer, and a shoe bearer), next Senior Priest Naruhisa, Senior Ritualist Shigeuji, Deputy Priest Yasuhisa, Ritualist Hirotomo, Kataoka Priest Isahisa, Ritualist (deputy) Suehiro, Kifune Priest Okihisa, Ritualist (deputy) Yasunaga, Shingū Priest (deputy) Fumikiyo, Ritualist Hirotō, Ōta Priest Tsuneyasu, Ritualist Hōdo, Wakamiya Priest Chikaaki, Ritualist Motoyasu, Nara Priest Sueta, Ritualist Kataaki, Sawada Priest Ujio, Ritualist Kanei, Clan Deity Priest (deputy).