On the Shinto shelf (Kamidana) sit various items. As I was taught, most of those items represent elements that are necessary to support life itself: Fire via the candles, Salt, Water, Rice, Plant life etc… though one wonders whether Sake (rice wine) is necessary to …
On The Shelf
![Japanese prayer for the Shinto](https://urbandefenseacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_20221215_114422-1290x540.jpg)