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>1. Torii - Shinto gate
>2. Stone stairs
>3. Sando - the approach to the shrine
>4. Chozuya or Temizuya - fountain to cleanse one's hands and face
>5. Toro - decorative stone lanterns
>6. Kagura-den - building dedicated to Noh or the sacred Kagura dance
>7. Shamusho - the shrine's administrative office
>8. Ema - wooden plaques bearing prayers or wishes
>9. Sessha/Massha - small auxiliary shrines
>10. Komainu - the so-called "lion dogs", guardians of the shrine
>11. Haiden - oratory
>12. Tamagaki - fence surrounding the honden
>13. Honden - main hall, enshrining the kami. On the roof of the haiden and honden are visible chigi (forked roof finials) and katsuogi (short horizontal logs), both common shrine ornamentations.