This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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神饌

しんせん
food and alcohol offering to the gods
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献饌

けんせん
food offering to the gods
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予饌会

よせんかい
farewell meeting; send-off
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饌米

せんまい
offering of consecrated rice
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御食津神

御饌津神、三狐神
みけつかみ、さぐじ
any god of foodstuffs; Uka-no-Mitama (god of rice)
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酒饌

しゅせん
food and (alcoholic) drink
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食饌

しょくせん
food served on a table (esp. food served on a small Japanese table)