Cloud Foot Stand

The Unkyakudai(雲脚台) is a specific type of platform used in Japanese Shinto rituals. It plays a vital role in the presentation and offering of Heihaku, which are sacred ceremonial offerings, to the deities during Shinto ceremonies.In Shinto, Heihaku refers to special offerings made of cloth or paper, which are presented to the gods to show reverence and to solicit their blessings. The Unkyakudai serves as the ceremonial platform where these offerings are placed before being presented to the gods.