Ōnusa

An ōnusa (大幣) or simply nusa (幣) is a wooden wand traditionally used in Shinto purification rituals.

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An ōnusa

Ōnusa are decorated with a number of shide (paper streamers). When the shide are attached to a hexagonal or octagonal staff, the wand is also known as a haraegushi (祓串).

References

Encyclopedia of Shinto, "Ōnusa", accessed on March 29, 2009.

Shinto shrines

Shinto architecture

Buildings	chōzuya or temizuya haiden heiden hokora honden / shinden / shōden kagura-den massha sessha
Architectonic elements	Chinjusha chigi hidden roof kaerumata: see nakazonae kairō karahafu karamon katōmado katsuogi ken kentozuka: see nakazonae kitsune (fox) komainu mon nakazonae sandō shinboku shōrō sōrin tamagaki tokyō torii tōrō
Styles	hirairi-zukuri tsumairi-zukuri hachiman-zukuri hiyoshi-zukuri irimoya-zukuri ishi-no-ma-zukuri kasuga-zukuri kibitsu-zukuri misedana-zukuri nagare-zukuri ōtori-zukuri owari-zukuri ryōnagare-zukuri shinmei-zukuri sumiyoshi-zukuri taisha-zukuri

Others

Implements	An Azusa Yumi Chihaya Chōzubachi Chōzuya Ema plaque Engimono Gohei Haiden Hama Yumi Hama Ya Hakama Hana Heiji Himorogi Hokora Jōe Kabura-ya Kadomatsu Kagome crest Kagura suzu Kairō Kamidana Komainu Kunkō Kusanagi Magatama Mikoshi Mizutama Ō-fuda O-kome Ō-mamori O-miki Ō-mikuji Ō-nenju Ō-nusa O-shio Ozen Saihai Saisen Sakaki branch Sanbo Sandō Senjafuda Setsumatsusha Shaku Shide Shimenawa Shinboku Shintai Shinzo Shuin Somin Shorai Suzu Takarabune Tamagaki Tamagushi Tamaya Tomoe Tōrō Washi Yasakani no Magatama Yata no Kagami Yorishiro
Main kami	Aizen Myō'ō Ajisukitakahikone Amanozako Amaterasu Ame-no-Tajikarao Ame-no-Uzume Amatsumikaboshi Azumi-no-isora Benzaiten Bishamon Daikokuten Dōsojin Ebisu Enma-O Fūjin Fukurokuju Futsunushi Hachiman Hachimantarō Hakudo Maru Hoderi Hoori Hotei Inari Ōkami Izanagi Izanami Jurōjin Kagu-tsuchi Kaguya-hime Kisshōten Konohanasakuya-hime Kōjin Kompira Konjin Kuebiko Kukurihime Kunado-No-Kami Kushinadahime Myōjin Myōken Nakisawame Ninigi-no-Mikoto Ōkuninushi Omoikane Ōyamatsumi Raijin Ryūjin Sarutahiko Ōkami Shinatsuhiko Shinigami Suijin Susanoo Sumiyoshi sanjin Ta-no-Kami Tamayori-hime Takemikazuchi Taira no Masakado Tenjin Toshigami Toyotama-hime Toyouke-Ōmikami Tsukuyomi Ugajin Ugayafukiaezu Uke Mochi Watatsumi Yama Yama-no-Kami
Staff	Kannushi Miko
Head shrines¹	Fushimi Inari Taisha Usa Hachiman-gū Ise Grand Shrine Dazaifu Tenman-gū Munakata Taisha Suwa Taisha Hiyoshi Taisha Kumano Nachi Taisha Tsushima Shrine Yasaka Shrine
Miscellaneous	A-un Glossary of Shinto Bunrei Futomani Harae Kagura Kanjō Kodoku Kōshin Ko-Shintō Kotodama Kanjo Nawa Junrei Meoto Iwa Misaki Misogi Mitama Miyamairi Norito Noshi Onmyōdō Reikon Somin Shorai Yakudoshi Shinto shrine jingū-ji Jinja Honchō miyadera
¹ (in order of the size of the shrine network they head)

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Ōnusa

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