日本鸟居起源与信仰考察

An Investigation on the Origin and Belief of Bird Dwelling in Japan

鸟居是日本神社中的一种附属建筑,有着古老的起源传说和丰富的精神文化内涵。周边国家有较多与鸟居类似的建筑,但它们与鸟居的功用不同或出现时间不符合,因此鸟居应起源于日本本土。鸟居中有许多禁忌和祈福习俗,其中蕴含着来源于史前时代的鸟信仰与柱信仰两种信仰观念。时至今日,鸟居文化已成为日本传统文化的一部分,隐含着日本民众对于美好生活的向往和期盼。

Bird House is a subsidiary building of Japanese Shinto Shrine,which has its ancient origin legend and rich spiritual and cultural connotation.There are many buildings similar to Bird House in surrounding countries,but they are either different from Bird House in function or different in age.So Bird House should originate from Japan.There are many taboos and blessing customs in bird residence,which contain two beliefs,namely,bird belief and pillar belief,which originated from prehistoric times.Today,the culture of bird residence has become a part of Japanese traditional culture,implying Japanese people’s yearning and expectation for a better life.