Talk:Glossary/@comment-203.106.149.25-20150408081049/@comment-1883159-20150415044701

Rikaichan translates it as 'person which judges which god or spirit has taken possession of a miko'. I think I once read an article that explains that a Saniwa is a person who appoint someone that'll become the medium of spiritual ceremony, but the kanji is slightly different.

I personally prefer calling them 'Sage'. It's a gender-neutral title, isn't it? (Unless I play too much RPG and thus got different understanding of its real meaning...)