The modern system of ranked Shinto shrines (近代社格制度, Kindai Shakaku Seido, sometimes called simply shakaku (社格)) was an organizational aspect of the establishment of JapaneseState Shinto. This system classified Shinto shrines as either official government shrines or "other" shrines. The official shrines were divided into
Imperial shrines (kampeisha), which are parsed into minor, medium, or major sub-categories; and
National shrines (kokuheisha), which are similarly categorized as minor, medium, or major.[1]
Some shrines are the "first shrines" called ichinomiya that have the highest rank in their respective provinces of Japan.
The Ise Grand Shrine stood at the top of all shrines and thus was outside the classification.[2][3]
On the fourteenth day of the fifth month of 1871, by decree of the Dajō-kan, the fundamental elements of the modern shrine system were established: a hierarchic ranking of Shinto shrines, with specification of the grades of priest who could officiate at the various levels of shrine.[4] These rankings were set aside in 1946, when such rankings were deemed "State Shinto" by the Occupation Shinto Directive. The Jinja Honcho currently has a slightly different List of Special Shrines (別表神社, beppyo jinja).
In 1871, the Japanese government established the Kanpei-sha (官幣社) system to classify Shinto shrines based on their level of association with the imperial family. The highest category included shrines that venerated the imperial family members, emperors, or meritorious retainers of the Imperial family. These shrines were considered to be the most closely associated with the imperial family and received government support.[1]
Imperial shrines, 1st rankedit
The Kanpei-taisha were the most highly ranked shrines in Japan that were officially designated by the government. There were 67 shrines that held this status, which were closely associated with the imperial family. These shrines were considered to be of great historical and cultural significance, and were often visited by members of the imperial family as well as the general public.[5]
The mid-range of ranked Imperial shrines or Kanpei Chūsha (官幣中社) included 23 sanctuaries. These shrines were considered to be of intermediate rank among the government-supported shrines and were given lesser financial support compared to the Kanpei-taisha.[8]
Uwatsutsunoo-no-mikoto, Kakatsutsunoo-no-mitoko, Sokotsutsunoo-no-mikoto; ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province[12]
Other Imperial shrinesedit
After the establishment of the officially ranked Imperial shrines, another group of special shrines known as Bekkaku kanpeisha (別格官幣社) was created. These shrines were not included in the ranking system of the Imperial shrines, but were still imperial.[45]
The Kokuhei-sha (国幣社) identified the hierarchy of government-supported shrines with national significance. The kokuheisha enshrined kami considered beneficial to more local areas.[1]
National shrines, 1st rankedit
The most highly ranked, nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Taisha (国幣大社) were six sanctuaries.
The Sho-sha (諸社) or various smaller shrines ranking below these two levels of Kan-sha ("official government shrines") are commonly, though unofficially, referred to as "people's shrines" or Min-sha (民社). These lower-ranking shrines were initially subdivided by the proclamation of the fourteenth day of the fifth month of 1871 into four main ranks, "Metropolitan", "Clan" or "Domain", "Prefectural", and "District" shrines.[4] By far the largest number of shrines fell below the rank of District shrine. Their status was clarified by the District Shrine Law (郷社定則, Gōsha Teisoku) of the fourth day of the seventh month of 1871, in accordance with which "Village shrines" ranked below their respective "District shrines", while the smaller local shrines or Hokora ranked beneath the "Village shrines".[4]
Here is a non-exhaustive list of shrines under each categorization. This list only includes ones now listed as Beppyo shrines unless otherwise specified.
Metropolitan and Prefectural Shrinesedit
"Metropolitan shrines" were known as Fu-sha (府社).[4] "Prefectural shrines" were known as Ken-sha (県社).[4] At a later date, the "Prefectural shrines" were classed together with the "Metropolitan shrines" as "Metropolitan and Prefectural Shrines" or Fuken-sha (府県社).[4]
Was proposed to be the highest shrine in Taiwan[47]: 108
Clan or Domain shrinesedit
"Clan shrines" or "Domain shrines" were known as Han-sha (藩社).[4] Due to the abolition of the han system, no shrines were ever placed in this category.[45]
"Village shrines" were known as Son-sha (村社) and ranked below their respective "District shrines", in accordance with the District Shrine Law of 4 July 1871.[4]
Small local shrines known as Hokora (祠) are ranked beneath the village shrines, in accordance with the District Shrine Law of 4 July 1871.[4] At a later date, shrines beneath the rank of "Village shrines" were classed as "Ungraded shrines" or Mukaku-sha (無格社).[4]
New shrines were established and existing shrines promoted to higher ranks at various dates, but a 1903 snapshot of the 193,297 shrines in existence at that time saw the following:[4]
^Miyazaki Gokoku Shrine [ja] and Kumamoto Gokoku Shrine [ja] were completed after World War II, when the war ended and the Ministry of Home Affairs was abolished, so they were not designated by the Minister of Home Affairs and are actually correctly designated as "equivalent to designated Gokoku-jinja Shrine".
Referencesedit
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^Bocking, Brian (1997). A Popular Dictionary of Shinto. Curzon Press. p. 120. ISBN9780700710515.
^Bernstein, Andrew. "Whose Fuji?: Religion, Region, and State in the Fight for a National Symbol,"[permanent dead link]Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 63, No. 1, Spring 2008, pp. 51-99; Ponsonby-Fane, (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 125.
^Michio, Nakajima; 𠀓𤚇𡌕𰀇 (2010). "Shinto Deities that Crossed the Sea: Japan's "Overseas Shrines," 1868 to 1945". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 37 (1): 21–46. ISSN 0304-1042.
^Peattie, Mark R. (1988). Nanʻyō: the rise and fall of the Japanese in Micronesia, 1885-1945, pp. 225-229; n.b., construction completed in 1941
^ ab"Modern Shrine Ranking System". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Kokugakuin University. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^ abTAKAYAMA, K. PETER (1990). "Enshrinement and Persistency of Japanese Religion". Journal of Church and State. 32 (3): 527–547. ISSN 0021-969X.
^Shimizu, Karli; Rambelli, Fabio (2022-10-06). Overseas Shinto Shrines: Religion, Secularity and the Japanese Empire. London New York (N.Y.) Oxford: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN978-1-350-23498-7.
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January 01, 1970
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The modern system of ranked Shinto shrines 近代社格制度 Kindai Shakaku Seido sometimes called simply shakaku 社格 was an organizational aspect of the establishment of Japanese State Shinto This system classified Shinto shrines as either official government shrines or other shrines The official shrines were divided intoImperial shrines kampeisha which are parsed into minor medium or major sub categories and National shrines kokuheisha which are similarly categorized as minor medium or major 1 1878 engraving by Yōshu Chikanobu 1838 1912 The figures represented in these three panels are Centre Front Emperor Meiji in a Western chair with his wife Empress Shōken seated in the foreground The Imperial couple are accompanied behind and in the flanking panels with an array of Shinto kami and historical figures from Japan s past Rear The kami Izanami Kunitokotatchi and Izanagi Right Front Emperor Kōmei seated in foreground Empress Go Sakuramachi here presented as a man with a false goatee and Emperor Jinmu carrying a rough bow and perched eagle Rear The kami Amaterasu standing and holding the three Sacred Treasures of Japan and Ninigi no Mikoto who first brought to earth the Imperial regalia the sword Kusanagi the mirror Yata no Kagami and the jewel Yasakani no magatama Left Front Emperor Go Momozono clothed in red Emperor Kōkaku clothed in black and Emperor Ninkō clothed in green Rear The kami Hiko hohodemi clothed in white and Ugayafukiaezu clothed in yellow Some shrines are the first shrines called ichinomiya that have the highest rank in their respective provinces of Japan The Ise Grand Shrine stood at the top of all shrines and thus was outside the classification 2 3 All listed shrines on this page with the exception of Ise Grand Shrine are Beppyo shrines Contents 1 History 2 Ise Grand Shrine 3 Kan sha 3 1 Kanpei sha 3 1 1 Imperial shrines 1st rank 3 1 2 Imperial shrines 2nd rank 3 1 3 Imperial shrines 3rd rank 3 1 4 Other Imperial shrines 3 2 Kokuhei sha 3 2 1 National shrines 1st rank 3 2 2 National shrines 2nd rank 3 2 3 National shrines 3rd rank 4 Gokoku shrines 5 Min sha 5 1 Metropolitan and Prefectural Shrines 5 2 Clan or Domain shrines 5 3 District shrine 5 4 Village shrines 5 5 Hokora or Ungraded shrines 6 Statistics 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 SourcesHistory editOn the fourteenth day of the fifth month of 1871 by decree of the Dajō kan the fundamental elements of the modern shrine system were established a hierarchic ranking of Shinto shrines with specification of the grades of priest who could officiate at the various levels of shrine 4 These rankings were set aside in 1946 when such rankings were deemed State Shinto by the Occupation Shinto Directive The Jinja Honcho currently has a slightly different List of Special Shrines 別表神社 beppyo jinja Ise Grand Shrine editname location notes Ise Grand Shrine Ise Mie one of the Twenty Two Shrines Upper Seven Outside of classification due to being first ranked Izawa no miya the Shima Province Ichinomiya was considered part of it as was Izawa jinja which was also seen as the Shima Province Ichinomiya Kashima Jingu and Katori Jingu were considered the two shrines directly below Ise Jingu Kan sha editThe Kan sha 官社 or official government shrines had two subdivisions Kanpei sha or government shrines and Kokuhei sha or national shrines 4 For future tables red cells denote shrines in the Japanese colonial empire Kanpei sha edit In 1871 the Japanese government established the Kanpei sha 官幣社 system to classify Shinto shrines based on their level of association with the imperial family The highest category included shrines that venerated the imperial family members emperors or meritorious retainers of the Imperial family These shrines were considered to be the most closely associated with the imperial family and received government support 1 Imperial shrines 1st rank edit The Kanpei taisha were the most highly ranked shrines in Japan that were officially designated by the government There were 67 shrines that held this status which were closely associated with the imperial family These shrines were considered to be of great historical and cultural significance and were often visited by members of the imperial family as well as the general public 5 name location Category notes Katori jingu 6 Katori Chiba Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Shimōsa Province 7 directly under Ise Grand Shrine Futsunushi Kashima Jingu 8 Kashima Ibaraki Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Hitachi Province 7 directly under Ise Grand Shrine Takemikazuchi Iwashimizu Hachimangu 5 Yawata Kokushi genzaisha Chokusaisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Upper Seven Homuda wakeno mikoto Emperor Ōjin Okinaga tarashi hime no mikoto Empress Jingu Kamigamo Shrine 5 Kita ku Kyoto Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Upper Seven combined with Shimogamo Shrine Wake ikazuchi no kami ichinomiya of Yamashiro Province 7 Shimogamo Shrine 5 Sakyō ku Kyoto Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Upper Seven combined with Kamigamo Shrine Tamayori hime no mikoto Kamo Taeketsunumi no mikoto ichinomiya of Yamashiro Province 7 Kasuga taisha 9 Nara Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Upper Seven Takemikazuchi Futsunushi Ame no Koyane Himegami Matsunoo Taisha 5 Ukyō ku Kyoto Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Upper Seven Oyamakui no mikoto Nakatsushima hime no mikoto Tsukuyomi no Mikoto Hirano Shrine 5 Kita ku Kyoto Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Upper Seven Imaki no kami Kudo no kami Furuaki no kami Himegami Fushimi Inari taisha 5 Fushimi ku Kyoto Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Upper Seven Inari Ōkami Ukanomitama Tatsuta Taisha 5 Sangō Nara Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Middle Seven Shinatsuhiko Ōmiwa Shrine 5 Sakurai Nara Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Middle Seven ichinomiya of Yamato Province 7 Ōmononushi Ōnamuchi Sukunahikona no kami Mount Miwa Isonokami Shrine 10 Tenri Nara Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Middle Seven Futsu no mitama ja Ōyamato Shrine 5 Tenri Nara Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Middle Seven Yamato Okunitama Hirose Taisha 5 Kawai Nara Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Middle Seven Sumiyoshi taisha 8 Sumiyoshi ku Osaka Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Middle Seven ichinomiya of Settsu Province 7 Sumiyoshi sanjin Empress Jingu Hiyoshi Taisha 5 Ōtsu Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Lower Eight Ninomiya Ōkuninushi Oyamakui no Kami Hirota Shrine 8 Nishinomiya Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Lower Eight Amaterasu Yasaka Shrine 11 Higashiyama ku Kyoto Kokushi genzaisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Lower Eight Susanoo no Mikoto Gion cult Yashimajinumi Niukawakami Shrine 5 Higashiyoshino Nara Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Lower Eight Itsukushima Shrine 11 Hatsukaichi Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Aki Province 12 proposed addition to the Twenty Two Shrines Ichikishimahime ja Tagitsuhime ja Takiribime ja Izumo taisha 8 Izumo Shimane Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Izumo Province 13 head shrine of Izumo taishakyo sometimes seen as a rival to Ise Grand Shrine Susanoo no Mikoto Hikawa Shrine 14 Saitama Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Musashi Province 7 Susanoo Kushinadahime Ōkuninushi Ashinazuchi Tenazuchi Usa Jingu 8 Usa Ōita Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Buzen Province 12 Hachiman Kashii gu 8 Higashi ku Fukuoka Kokushi genzaisha Chokusaisha Emperor Chuai Empress Jingu Kashihara Jingu 8 Kashihara Nara Chokusaisha Emperor Jimmu Himetataraisuzu hime Heian Jingu 8 Sakyō ku Kyoto Chokusaisha Emperor Kanmu Emperor Kōmei Meiji Jingu 15 Shibuya Chokusaisha Emperor Meiji Empress Shoken Omi Jingu 11 Ōtsu Chokusaisha Emperor Tenji Awa Shrine 8 Tateyama Chiba Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Awa Province 7 Ame no Futodama Aso Shrine 11 Aso Kumamoto Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Higo Province 12 Takeiwatatsu no Mikoto ja Atsuta Jingu 16 Atsuta ku Nagoya Myojin Taisha Atsuta no Ōkami AmaterasuSusanooYamatotakeruMiyazu himeTakeinadane ja Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha 8 17 Fujinomiya Shizuoka 18 Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Suruga Province 7 Konohanasakuya hime Gassan Shrine Tsuruoka Myojin Taisha one of the Three Mountains of Dewa Tsukuyomi no Mikoto Hakozaki Shrine 11 Higashi ku Fukuoka Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province 12 Emperor Ōjin Empress Jingu Tamayori hime Hinokuma Jingu 8 Wakayama Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kii Province 12 shared with Kunikakasu Shrine Hie Shrine 14 Chiyoda Tokyo Oyamakui no Kami Hiraoka Shrine 5 Higashiōsaka Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kawachi Province 7 Ame no Koyane Hime gami Futsunushi Takemikazuchi Hokkaidō Jingu 19 Sapporo ichinomiya of Ezo Province 20 Ōkunitama Ōkuninushi and Sukunahikona Ikukunitama Shrine 8 Tennōji ku Osaka Myojin Taisha Izanagi Jingu 8 Awaji Hyōgo Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Awaji Province 12 Izanagi Izanami Kehi Jingu 8 Tsuruga Fukui Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Echizen Province 13 Kagoshima Jingu 8 Kirishima Kagoshima Shikinai Taisha ichinomiya of Ōsumi Province 12 Hoori Toyotama hime Emperor Chuai Emperor Ōjin Empress Jingu Kamayama Shrine 11 Wakayama Itsuse no Mikoto 彦五瀬命 Kirishima Jingu 11 Kirishima Kagoshima Konohanasakuya hime Hoori Toyotama hime Ugayafukiaezu Tamayori bime Ninigi no Mikoto Kumano Hongu Taisha Tanabe Wakayama Myojin Taisha Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shingu Wakayama Shikinai Taisha Kunikakasu Shrine 8 Wakayama Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kii Province 12 shared with Hinokuma Shrine Mishima Taisha 8 Mishima Shizuoka Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Izu Province 7 Ōyamatsumi Miyazaki Jingu 8 Miyazaki Emperor Jimmu Ugayafukiaezu Tamayori bime Munakata Taisha 8 Munakata Fukuoka Myojin Taisha Ichikishimahime ja Tagitsuhime ja Takiribime ja Niutsuhime Shrine Katsuragi Wakayama Myojin Taisha Niutsuhime no Ōkami Kōyamiko no Ōkami Ōgetsuhime no kami Ichikishimahime no Ōkami Ōtori taisha 8 Sakai Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Izumi Province 7 Ōtori no muraji and Yamato Takeru Suwa taisha 11 Suwa Nagano Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Shinano Province 13 Takeminakata Yasakatome Kotoshironushi Takebe taisha 8 Ōtsu 21 Myojin Taisha Yamato takeru no mitoko ichinomiya of Ōmi Province 7 Taga taisha 11 Taga Shiga Sannomiya Izanagi Izanami Udo Jingu 8 Nichinan Miyazaki Ugayafukiaezu Amaterasu Ame no oshihomimi Ninigi no Mikoto Hoori Emperor Jimmu Yoshino Jingu 22 Yoshino Nara Emperor Go Daigo Taiwan Grand Shrine 11 Taipei Taiwan now extinct Karafuto Shrine 11 Yuzhno Sakhalinsk Karafuto Prefecture Russia removed from Sakhalin Chōsen Jingu 11 Seoul Korea under Japanese rule now extinct Kunitama Okami Amaterasu Okami Fuyo Jingu Buyeo County Korea never completed 23 Emperor Ōjin Hachiman Empress Kōgyoku Emperor Tenji Empress Jingu Kantō Jingu Lushunkou District Kwantung Leased Territory China now extinct Emperor Meiji Amaterasu Omikami Nan yō Shrine 24 Koror Palau Amaterasu Ōmikami holy relics and kami were evacuated by submarine in 1944 25 Imperial shrines 2nd rank edit The mid range of ranked Imperial shrines or Kanpei Chusha 官幣中社 included 23 sanctuaries These shrines were considered to be of intermediate rank among the government supported shrines and were given lesser financial support compared to the Kanpei taisha 8 name location category notes Ōharano Shrine 11 Nishikyō ku Kyoto 11 Kokushi genzaisha Take mikazuchi no mitoko Futsunushi Ame no Koyane Himegami one of the Twenty Two Shrines Middle Seven Kifune Shrine 11 Sakyō ku Kyoto Myojin Taisha Kuraokami no kami one of the Twenty Two Shrines Lower Eight Kitano Tenmangu 11 Kamigyō ku Kyoto Kokushi genzaisha Sugawara no Michizane one of the Twenty Two Shrines Lower Eight Umenomiya Taisha 11 Ukyō ku Kyoto 26 Myojin Taisha Sakatoke no kami Ōwakako no kami Satatokeko no kami one of the Twenty Two Shrines Lower Eight Yoshida Shrine 11 Sakyō ku Kyoto Shikigeisha ja simple Twenty Two Shrines Lower Eight Take mikazuchi no mitoko Futsunushi Ame no Koyane Himegami 27 Akama Jingu 11 Shimonoseki Emperor Antoku n b raised to kanpei taisha in 1940 Dazaifu Tenmangu 28 Dazaifu Fukuoka Sugawara no Michizane Hikosan Jingu 28 Soeda Fukuoka Prefecture Amenooshihomimi Izanagi Izanami no Mikoto Iinoya gu 11 Kita ku Hamamatsu 29 Munenaga shinnō Ikasuri Shrine Chuō ku Osaka Shikinai Taisha ichinomiya of Settsu Province 7 Zamagami Ikuta Shrine 28 Chuō ku Kobe Myojin Taisha Wakahiru me Itakiso Shrine 28 Wakayama city 30 Myojin Taisha Isotakeru no kami ja 五十猛神 Kamakura gu 11 Kamakura 31 Morinaga shinnō Kanasana Shrine Kodama District Saitama Myojin Taisha Amaterasu Susanoo no Mikoto Kanegasaki gu 28 Tsuruga Fukui 32 Takanaga Shinnō Tsunenaga shinnō Kibitsu Shrine 28 Okayama Myojin Taisha Ōkibitsu hiko no mikoto son of Emperor Kōrei ichinomiya of Bitchu Province 12 Kumano Nachi Taisha 28 Nachikatsuura 33 Kokushi genzaisha Ketsumiko Kumano Hayatama no kami Kumano Fusumi no kami Minase Shrine 34 Shimamoto Osaka Emperor Go Toba Emperor Tsuchimikado and Emperor Juntoku n b raised to kanpei taisha in 1940 Mikami Shrine 28 Yasu Shiga 35 Myojin Taisha Ame no mikage no mikoto ja Nagata Shrine 28 Nagata ku Kobe 36 Myojin Taisha Kotohshironushi no mikoto Shiramine Jingu 34 Kamigyō ku Kyoto Emperor Junnin n b raised to kanpei taisha in 1940 Sumiyoshi Shrine 28 Shimonoseki 37 Myojin Taisha Sumiyoshi sanjin the aramitama of the Sun Goddess Tsuki sasaki itsu no mitama amasakaru muka tsu hime no mitoko ichinomiya of Nagato Province 12 Yatsushiro gu 11 Yatsushiro Kumamoto 38 Prince Kaneyoshi Watatsumi Shrine 28 Tarumi ku Kobe Harima Province Myojin Taisha Watatsumi Tainan Shrine 28 Tainan Taiwan now extinct Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa no mikoto Imperial shrines 3rd rank edit There were five shrines that were considered the lowest ranked among the Imperial shrines They were called Kanpei shōsha 官幣小社 28 name location Category notes Kamado Shrine 28 Dazaifu Fukuoka 39 Myojin Taisha Tamayori bime Emperor Ōjin Empress Jingu Naminoue Shrine 28 Naha Okinawa 40 Izanami Hayatama Kotosaka ichinomiya of Ryukyu Islands 41 Ōkunitama Shrine 28 Fuchu Tokyo 42 Ōkuninushi Okunitama Shikaumi Shrine 28 Higashi ku Fukuoka 43 Myojin Taisha Uwatsutsunoo no mikoto Kakatsutsunoo no mitoko Sokotsutsunoo no mikoto Sumiyoshi Shrine 28 Hakata ku Fukuoka 44 Myojin Taisha Uwatsutsunoo no mikoto Kakatsutsunoo no mitoko Sokotsutsunoo no mikoto ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province 12 Other Imperial shrines edit After the establishment of the officially ranked Imperial shrines another group of special shrines known as Bekkaku kanpeisha 別格官幣社 was created These shrines were not included in the ranking system of the Imperial shrines but were still imperial 45 name location Category notes Yasukuni Shrine Chiyoda Tokyo Chokusaisha Gokoku Shrines are categorized separately but considered branches of this shrine 46 Abeno Shrine Abeno ku Osaka Fujishima Shrine Fukui city Fukui Shrine ja simple Fukui city Goō Shrine Kamigyō ku Kyoto Karasawayama Shrine Tochigi Sano Tochigi Kenkun Shrine Kita ku Kyoto Kikuchi Shrine Kikuchi Kumamoto Kitabatake Shrine Tsu Mie Komikado Shrine Narita Chiba Kunōzan Tōshō gu Suruga ku Shizuoka Minatogawa Shrine Chuō ku Kobe Kobe Japan Nashinoki Shrine ja simple Kamigyō ku Kyoto Nawa Shrine Saihaku District Tottori Daisen Tottori Nikkō Tōshō gu Nikkō Oyama Shrine Kanazawa Ryōzen Shrine Date Fukushima Saga Shrine ja simple Saga city Shijōnawate Shrine Shijōnawate Tanzan Shrine Sakurai Nara Toyokuni Shrine Kyoto Higashiyama ku Kyoto Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Toyosaka Shrine ja simple Yamaguchi city Noda Shrine ja simple Yamaguchi city Terukuni shrine Kagoshima Tokiwa shrine Mito Ibaraki Uesugi Shrine Yonezawa Yamagata Yamauchi Shrine ja simple Kōchi Prefecture Kōchi Kōchi Yuki Shrine Tsu Mie Kokuhei sha edit The Kokuhei sha 国幣社 identified the hierarchy of government supported shrines with national significance The kokuheisha enshrined kami considered beneficial to more local areas 1 National shrines 1st rank edit The most highly ranked nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Taisha 国幣大社 were six sanctuaries name location Category notes Keta Taisha Hakui Ishikawa Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Noto Province 13 Ōkuninushi Kōra taisha Kurume Fukuoka Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Chikugo Province 12 Hachiman Kumano Taisha Matsue Shimane Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Izumo Province 13 Sumiyoshi sanjin Nangu Taisha Tarui Gifu Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Mino Province 7 Ōyamazumi Shrine Imabari Ehime Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Iyo Province 12 Ōyamatsumi Tado Taisha Kuwana Mie Myojin Taisha Ninomiya Amatsuhikone National shrines 2nd rank edit The mid range of ranked nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Chusha 国幣中社 encompassed 47 sanctuaries name location Category notes Aekuni Shrine Ueno Iga ichinomiya of Iga Province 7 Ani Shrine Okayama Okayama Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Bizen Province 12 Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine Yuza Yamagata Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Dewa Province Chinzei Taisha Suwa Shrine Nagasaki Nagasaki Hakodate Hachiman Shrine Hakodate Hokkaidō Hayatani Shrine Hatsukaichi Hiroshima Ninomiya Ichinomiya Nukisaki Shrine Tomioka Gunma Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kōzuke Province 13 Isasumi Shrine Aizumisato Fukushima Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Iwashiro Province Ichinomiya Asama Shrine Fuefuki Yamanashi Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kai Province 7 Ikushimatarushima Shrine Ueda Nagano Myojin Taisha Imizu Shrine Takaoka Toyama Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Etchu Province Izumo daijingu Kameoka Kyoto Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Tanba Province 13 Izushi Shrine Toyooka Hyōgo Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Tajima Province 13 Iwa Shrine Shisō Hyōgoe Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Harima Province 12 Isono Shrine Saijō Ehime Myojin Taisha Inbe Shrine Tokushima Tokushima Myojin Taisha Kaijin Shrine Tsushima Nagasaki Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Tsushima Province Kono Shrine Miyazu Kyoto Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Tango Province 13 Kotohira gu Kotohira Kagawa Masumida Shrine Ichinomiya Aichi Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Owari Province 7 Mizuwakasu Shrine Okinoshima Shimane Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Oki Province 13 Miho Shrine Matsue Shimane Nakayama Shrine Tsuyama Okayama Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Mimasaka Province 12 Nikkō Futarasan Shrine Nikkō Tochigi Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province 13 Nitta Shrine Satsumasendai Kagoshima ichinomiya of Satsuma Province 12 Ōasahiko Shrine Naruto Tokushima Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Awa Province 12 Ōagata Shrine Inuyama Aichi Myojin Taisha Ninomiya Oarai Isosaki Shrine Ōarai Ibaraki Myojin Taisha Shiogama Shrine Shiogama Miyagi Shikigeisha ja simple ichinomiya of Mutsu Province 13 Sakatsura Isosaki Shrine Hitachinaka Ibaraki Myojin Taisha Sumiyoshi Shrine Iki City Iki Nagasaki Myojin Taisha Samukawa Shrine Samukawa Kanagawa Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Sagami Province 7 Shirayamahime Shrine Hakusan Ishikawa ichinomiya of Kaga Province 13 Sasamuta Shrine Ōita Ōita Shikinai Taisha ichinomiya of Bungo Province 12 Tsutsukowake Shrine Tanagura Fukushima Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Mutsu Province 13 Tamanooya Shrine Hōfu Yamaguchi ichinomiya of Suō Province 12 Tamasaki Shrine Ichinomiya Chiba Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kazusa Province 7 Tamura Shrine Takamatsu Kagawa Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Sanuki Province 12 Tashima Shrine Karatsu Saga Myojin Taisha Tosa Shrine Kōchi Kōchi Shikinai Taisha ichinomiya of Tosa Province 12 Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Kamakura Kanagawa Utsunomiya Futarayama Shrine Utsunomiya Tochigi Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province 13 Ube Shrine Tottori Tottori Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Inaba Province 12 Wakasahiko Shrine Obama Fukui Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Wakasa Province 13 Yahiko Shrine Yahiko Niigata Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Echigo Province 13 National shrines 3rd rank edit The lowest ranked nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Shōsha 国幣小社 includes 50 sanctuaries Name location category notes Chichibu Shrine Chichibu Saitama Shinomiya Chiriku Hachiman Shrine Miyaki Saga ichinomiya of Buzen Province Dewa Shrine Tsuruoka Yamagata one of the Three Mountains of Dewa Fujisaki hachimangu Kumamoto Kumamoto Hakone Shrine Hakone Kanagawa Hinomisaki Shrine Izumo Shimane Hirasaki Shrine Ibusuki Kagoshima ichinomiya of Satsuma Province 12 Hotaka Shrine Azumino Nagano Myojin Taisha Iminomiya Shrine Shimonoseki Yamaguchi Inaba Shrine Gifu Gifu Iwakiyama Shrine Hirosaki Aomori ichinomiya of Mutsu Province Izusan Shrine Atami Shizuoka Kibitsuhiko Shrine Okayama Okayama Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Bizen Province 12 Kibitsu Shrine Fukuyama Hiroshima ichinomiya of Bingo Province 12 Koshiō Shrine Akita Akita Kokushi genzaisha Komagata Shrine Ōshu Iwate ichinomiya of Rikuchu Province Minashi Shrine Takayama Gifu ichinomiya of Hida Province 13 Mononobe Shrine Ōda Shimane ichinomiya of Iwami Province 13 Nunakuma Shrine Fukuyama Hiroshima Ōgamiyama Shrine Yonago Tottori Oguni shrine Mori Shizuoka ichinomiya of Tōtōmi Province 7 Owari Ōkunitama Shrine Inazawa Aichi Oyama Shrine Tateyama Toyama ichinomiya of Etchu Province 13 Sada Shrine Matsue Shimane Shitori Shrine Yurihama Tottori ichinomiya of Hōki Province 13 Shizuoka Sengen Shrine Aoi ku Shizuoka Susa Shrine Izumo Shimane Sugo Ishibe Shrine ja simple Kaga Ishikawa Ninomiya Tsushima Shrine Tsushima Aichi Tsurugi Shrine ja simple Echizen Fukui Ninomiya Togakushi Shrine Nagano Nagano Takase Shrine Nanto Toyama ichinomiya of Etchu Province 13 Toga Shrine Toyokawa Aichi ichinomiya of Mikawa Province 7 Tsuno Shrine Tsuno Miyazaki ichinomiya of Hyuga Province 12 Watatsu Shrine Sado Niigata ichinomiya of Sado Province 13 Yudonosan Shrine Tsuruoka Yamagata one of the Three Mountains of Dewa Yusuhara Hachimangu Oita Oita ichinomiya of Bungo Province 12 Heijō Shrine Pyongyang Korea extinct Kagi Shrine Chiayi Taiwan extinct Kankō Shrine simple Hamhung Korea extinct Keijō Shrine Seoul Korea extinct Kōshu Shrine simple Gwangju Korea extinct Kōgen Shrine simple Chuncheon Korea extinct Ryutōsan Shrine Busan Korea extinct Shinchiku Shrine simple Hsinchu Taiwan extinct Taichu Shrine Taichung Taiwan extinct Taikyu Shrine simple Daegu Korea extinct Zenshu Shrine simple Jeonju Korea extinctGokoku shrines editGokoku shrines were ranked separately a They were considered branches of Yasukuni Shrine 46 This list only includes those which are currently ranked as Beppyo shrines name location Beppyo notes Yasukuni Shrine Tokyo formerly Traditional head shrine Also ranked as a Bekkaku Kanpeisha Miyagi Gokoku Shrine Sendai Miyagi yes Akita Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Akita city yes Yamagata Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Yamagata yes Fukushima Gokoku Shrine ja Fukushima city yes Ibaraki Prefectural Gokoku Shrine ja Mito Ibaraki yes Gunma Gokoku Shrine ja Takasaki yes Chiba Gokoku Shrine ja Chiba city Chuō ku Chiba yes Niigata Gokoku Shrine ja Niigata city Chuō ku Niigata yes Toyama Gokoku Shrine Toyama city yes Ishikawa Gokoku Shrine ja Kanazawa yes Fukui Gokoku Shrine ja Fukui city yes Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine ja de simple Kōfu yes Nagano Gokoku Shrine ja Matsumoto Nagano yes Gifu Gokoku Shrine Gifu yes Shizuokaken Gokoku Shrine ja Aoi Ward Shizuoka city yes Aichi Gokoku Shrine Naka ku Nagoya yes Mie Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Tsu Mie yes Shiga Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja sv simple Hikone Shiga yes Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine Higashiyama Ward Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture yes Osaka Gokoku Shrine ja Suminoe ku Osaka yes Hyogo Himeji Gokoku Shrine ja Himeji yes Hyogo Prefecture Kobe Gokoku Shrine ja Nada ku Kobe yes Nara Gokoku Shrine ja Nara city yes Matsue Gokoku Shrine ja Matsue yes Hamada Gokoku Shrine Hamada Shimane yes Okayama Gokoku Shrine ja Naka ku Okayama yes Bingo Gokoku Shrine Fukuyama Hiroshima yes Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine Naka ku Hiroshima yes Yamaguchi Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Yamaguchi city yes Tokushima Gokoku Shrine ja Tokushima city yes Ehime Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Matsuyama yes Kochi Gokoku Shrine ja Kōchi Kōchi yes Fukuoka Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Chuō ku Fukuoka yes Saga Gokoku Shrine ja Saga city yes Nagasaki Gokoku Shrine Nagasaki yes Oita Gokoku Shrine ja Ōita city yes Kagoshima Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Kagoshima yes Miyazaki Gokoku Shrine ja Miyazaki city yes Not a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the war Kumamoto Gokoku Shrine ja Kumamoto yes Not a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the war Okinawa Gokoku Shrine ja Okinawa Prefecture no Hida Gokoku Shrine Takayama Gifu Prefecture no Aomori Gokoku Shrine ja Aomori no Wakayama Gokoku Shrine ja Wakayama city no Meguro Gokoku Shrine ja Meguro no Iki Gokoku Shrine ja Iki Nagasaki no Kagawa Gokoku Shrine ja Zentsuji Kagawa no Kawanami Gokoku Shrine ja Kawaminami Miyazaki no Saitama Gokoku Shrine ja Saitama city no Sapporo Gokoku Shrine ja Sapporo no Tanao Gokoku Shrine ja Hekinan no Tochigi Gokoku Shrine ja Tochigi city no Nōhi Gokoku Shrine Ōgaki Gifu Prefecture no Hakodate Gokoku Shrine ja Hakodate no Matsumae Gokoku Shrine ja Matsumae Hokkaido no Taiwan Gokoku Shrine ja Taiwan no Min sha editThe Sho sha 諸社 or various smaller shrines ranking below these two levels of Kan sha official government shrines are commonly though unofficially referred to as people s shrines or Min sha 民社 These lower ranking shrines were initially subdivided by the proclamation of the fourteenth day of the fifth month of 1871 into four main ranks Metropolitan Clan or Domain Prefectural and District shrines 4 By far the largest number of shrines fell below the rank of District shrine Their status was clarified by the District Shrine Law 郷社定則 Gōsha Teisoku of the fourth day of the seventh month of 1871 in accordance with which Village shrines ranked below their respective District shrines while the smaller local shrines or Hokora ranked beneath the Village shrines 4 Here is a non exhaustive list of shrines under each categorization This list only includes ones now listed as Beppyo shrines unless otherwise specified Metropolitan and Prefectural Shrines edit Metropolitan shrines were known as Fu sha 府社 4 Prefectural shrines were known as Ken sha 県社 4 At a later date the Prefectural shrines were classed together with the Metropolitan shrines as Metropolitan and Prefectural Shrines or Fuken sha 府県社 4 Name location Category notes Metropolitan Shrine 府社 Nogi Shrine Tokyo Minato Tokyo Kanda Shrine Chiyoda Tokyo Tōgō Shrine Tokyo Shibuya Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine Tokyo Suginami Yushima Tenmangu Bunkyō Atago Shrine Kyoto Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Ukyō ku Kyoto Shikinai Shosha Osaka Tenmangu Kita ku Osaka Kōzu gu Chuo Ward Osaka City Osaka Prefecture Prefectural Shrine 県社 Sumiyoshi Shrine Otaru Kamikawa Shrine Asahikawa Obihiro Shrine Obihiro Tarumaezan Shrine Tomakomai Saruka Shrine Hirakawa Aomori Shiwa Inari Shrine ja Shiwa District Iwate Shiwa Iwate Morioka Hachimangu Morioka Kinkasan Shrine ja Ishinomaki Shōsha Ronsha 小社論社 Takekoma Inari Shrine Iwanuma Taiheiyama Miyoshi Shrine ja Akita city Akita Suwa Shrine ja Senboku District Akita Misato Akita Kinpō Shrine Tsuruoka Kumano Shrine Nan yō Yamagata Ayukai Hachimangu ja Nishiokitama District Yamagata Shirataka Yachi Hachimangu ja Nishimurayama District Yamagata Kahoku Yamagata Chōkai gassan ryōsho gu ja simple Yamagata Sagae Hachimangu ja Sagae Tsukubasan Shrine Tsukuba Myojin Taisha 名神 Shikinai Shosha Mito Tōshō gu Mito Ibaraki Mitsumine Shrine ja Chichibu Saitama Hodosan Shrine ja Nagatoro Saitama Yakyu Inari Shrine ja Higashimatsuyama Saitama Hikawa Shrine Kawagoe Kawagoe Saitama Washinomiya Shrine Kuki Saitama Koma Shrine Hidaka Saitama Enoshima Shrine Fujisawa Kanagawa Iseyama Kotaijingu ja Yokohama Hiratsuka Hachimangu ja Hiratsuka Hōtoku Ninomiya Shrine Odawara Oyama Aburi Shrine ja Isehara Kanagawa Shikinai Shosha Hakusan Shrine ja Niigata city Chuō ku Niigata Shōsha Ronsha 小社論社 Hie Shrine Toyama ja Toyama city Onominato Shrine ja Kanazawa Shikinai Shosha Shinmei Shrine ja Fukui city Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Asama Shrine ja Fujiyoshida Fuji Omuro Asama Shrine ja Minamitsuru District Yamanashi Fujikawaguchiko Takeda Shrine Kōfu Fukashi Shrine ja Matsumoto Nagano Tenaga Shrine ja Suwa Nagano Takemizuwake Shrine ja Chikuma Nagano Myojin Taisha 名神 Nyakuichi Ouji Shrine ja Ōmachi Nagano Sakurayama Hachimangu ja Takayama Gifu Akihasan Hongu Akiha Shrine Tenryu Ward Shirahama Shrine ja Shimoda Shizuoka Myojin Taisha 名神 Yaizu Shrine Yaizu Oi Shrine ja Shimada Shizuoka Gosha Suwa Shrine ja fr simple Naka ku Hamamatsu Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine Naka Ward Nagoya City Chiryu Shrine ja Chiryu Shikinai Shosha Tsubaki Grand Shrine Suzuka Mie Shōsha Ronsha 小社論社 Himure Hachiman gu Ōmihachiman Nagahama Hachimangu ja Nagahama Shiga Nishinomiya Shrine Nishinomiya Itatehyōzu Shrine Himeji Shikinai Shosha Hiromine Shrine Himeji Kokushi genzaisha 国史 Oishi Shrine Akō Hyōgo Tada Shrine Kawanishi Hyōgo Isonozatakumushitama Shrine ja Yamatotakada Nara Taisha 大社 Tokei Shrine ja Tanabe Wakayama Hirahama Hachimangu ja Matsue Yaegaki Shrine Matsue Shikinai Shosha Fukuyama Hachimangu Fukuyama Hiroshima Kameyama Shrine ja Kure Hiroshima Hōfu Tenmangu Hōfu Kotozaki Hachimangu ja Ube Yamaguchi Kameyama Hachimangu Shimonoseki Ishizuchi Shrine ja Saijō Ehime Warei Shrine ja Uwajima Ehime Iyozu Hikomei Shrine ja Matsuyama Myojin Taisha 名神 Ushioe Tenmangu shrine ja Kōchi city Miyajidake Shrine Fukutsu Fukuoka Kurume Suitengu Kurume City Kushida Shrine Hakata ku Fukuoka Furogu Shrine Ōkawa Fukuoka Tobata Hachimangu ja Kitakyushu Tobata ku Kitakyushu Kosou Hachimangu ja Moji ku Kitakyushu Umi Hachiman gu Kasuya District Fukuoka Umi Fukuoka Otomi Shrine ja Buzen Fukuoka Terumo Shrine Chuō ku Fukuoka Noso Hachimangu ja Iizuka Fukuoka Yutoku Inari Shrine Kashima Saga Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine ja Sasebo Aoi Aso Shrine Hitoyoshi Kumamoto Hachiman Asami Shrine ja Beppu Kasuga Shrine ja Ōita city Kanhashira gu ja fr Miyakonojō Sano Shrine ja Nishimorokata District Miyazaki Takaharu Miyazaki Susaki Shrine Awa Province Ichinomiya Not a Beppyo shrine Rokusho Shrine ja Soja Shrine Not a Beppyo shrine Take Shrine Fuchu Aki District Hiroshima Myojin Taisha 名神 Not a Beppyo shrine Unknown Tsubaki Nakato Shrine Suzuka Mie Prefecture Ise Province Ichinomiya Not a Beppyo shrine Kotonomama Hachiman gu Kakegawa Shizuoka Prefecture Tōtōmi Province Ichinomiya Not a Beppyo shrine Keta Jinja Takaoka Toyama Prefecture ichinomiya of former Etchu Province Not a Beppyo shrine Kota Shrine Jōetsu Niigata Prefecture ichinomiya of former Echigo Province Not a Beppyo shrine Amatsu Shrine Itoigawa Niigata ichinomiya of former Echigo Province Not a Beppyo shrine Awaga jinja Asago in Hyōgo Prefecture ichinomiya of former Tajima Province Not a Beppyo shrine Ichinomiya Shrine Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture Japan ichinomiya of former Awa Province Not a Beppyo shrine Yodohime Shrine simple Saga Saga Prefecture Hizen Province ichinomiya Not a Beppyo shrine Adachi Myokengu ja Kitakyushu Fukuoka Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrine Awata Shrine ja Kyoto Japan Not a Beppyo shrine Izumi Inoue Shrine ja Izumi Province Japan Not a Beppyo shrine Kitaoka Shrine sv ja Higo Province Japan Not a Beppyo shrine Mizokui Shrine ja Ibaraki Osaka Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrine Nanba Shrine ja de fr simple Osaka Not a Beppyo shrine Nitta Shrine Ōta Not a Beppyo shrine Suga Shrine Unnan Shimane Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrine Sakurai Shrine Sakai Sakai Osaka Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrine Onji Shrine ja Osaka Prefecture Japan Myojin Taisha Not a Beppyo shrine Suda Hachiman Shrine Hashimoto Wakayama Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrine Hyōzu Shrine ja Nishiwaki Hyōgo Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrine Konda Hachimangu ja Habikino Not a Beppyo shrine Fujishiro ōji fr Kainan City Wakayama Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrine Ikoma Shrine Ikoma Nara Not a Beppyo shrine Yamato Okunitama Shrine ja simple Minamiawaji Hyōgo Prefecture Not a Beppyo shrine Yamato Okunitama Awaji Province Ninomiya Koxinga Shrine Tainan Taiwan Was proposed to be the highest shrine in Taiwan 47 108 Clan or Domain shrines edit Clan shrines or Domain shrines were known as Han sha 藩社 4 Due to the abolition of the han system no shrines were ever placed in this category 45 District shrine edit District shrines were known as Gō sha 郷社 4 Name location Category notes Hokutan Shrine ja Shōnai Yamagata Osugi Shrine ja Inashiki Igusa Hachimangu ja Suginami Inage Shrine ja Kawasaki Kanagawa Kawasaki ku Kawasaki Fuji Yamashitamiya Komuro Asama Shrine ja Fujiyoshida Fuji Rokusho Sengen Shrine ja Fuji Shizuoka Shikinai Shosha Imamiya Ebisu Shrine Naniwa ku Osaka Taikodani Inari Shrine ja Kanoashi District Shimane Tsuwano Shimane Tsunomine Shrine ja Anan Tokushima Washio Atago Shrine ja Nishi ku Fukuoka Tagata Shrine Not a Beppyo shrine Yatsurugi Shrine simple Not a Beppyo shrine Ono Shrine Not a Beppyo shrine Musashi Province Ichinomiya Ebetsu shrine Not a Beppyo shrine Hokumon Shrine Not a Beppyo shrine Kushihiki Hachimangu Not a Beppyo shrine Ōsasahara Shrine Not a Beppyo shrine Shirahigetawara Shrine Not a Beppyo shrine Torigoe Hachiman Shrine Not a Beppyo shrine Tosa Kokubun ji Not a Beppyo shrine Katano Shrine ja Not a Beppyo shrine Namba Yasaka Shrine fr ja Not a Beppyo shrine Yagi Shrine ja Kishiwada Osaka Not a Beppyo shrine Village shrines edit Village shrines were known as Son sha 村社 and ranked below their respective District shrines in accordance with the District Shrine Law of 4 July 1871 4 Name location Category notes Ōsaki Hachimangu Sendai Aoba ku Sendai Kasama Inari Shrine Kasama Ibaraki Yohashira Shrine ja Matsumoto Nagano Kinomiya Shrine ja Atami Futami Okitama Shrine Ise Mie Aga Shrine ja Higashiōmi Hijiyama Shrine ja Hiroshima Minami ku Hiroshima Wakamatsu Ebisu Shrine ja Wakamatsu ku Kitakyushu Aoshima Shrine Miyazaki city Takachiho Shrine Nishiusuki District Miyazaki Takachiho Miyazaki Kokushi genzaisha 国史 Amanoiwato Shrine Takachiho Town Nishiusuki District Amanotanagao Shrine ja simple Iki Nagasaki Myojin Taisha 名神 Iki Province Ichinomiya not a Beppyo shrine Araki Shrine Okinoshima Shimane Sōja shrine not a Beppyo shrine Hinumanai Shrine ja Kyōtango Kyoto Prefecture not a Beppyo shrine Ichinomiya Sengen Shrine Ichikawamisato Nishiyatsushiro District in Yamanashi Prefecture Myojin Taisha 名神 Kai Province Ichinomiya not a Beppyo shrine Kamochi Shrine Hino Tottori Prefecture not a Beppyo shrine Nagakusa Tenjin Shrine Aichi Prefecture Obu City not a Beppyo shrine Togakushi Shrine not a Beppyo shrine Yurahime Shrine ja simple Oki gun Shimane Myojin Taisha 名神 Oki Province Ichinomiya not a Beppyo shrine Kō Shrine ja Iki Province Sōja shrine Hokora or Ungraded shrines edit Small local shrines known as Hokora 祠 are ranked beneath the village shrines in accordance with the District Shrine Law of 4 July 1871 4 At a later date shrines beneath the rank of Village shrines were classed as Ungraded shrines or Mukaku sha 無格社 4 Name location Category notes Sarutahiko Shrine Ise Mie Sarutahiko Ōkami Takahashi Inari Shrine Kumamoto Itsukushima Shrine Kyoto Not a Beppyo shrine Shirakumo Shrine Not a Beppyo shrine Suitengu Tokyo Not a Beppyo shrineStatistics editNew shrines were established and existing shrines promoted to higher ranks at various dates but a 1903 snapshot of the 193 297 shrines in existence at that time saw the following 4 Kan sha Imperial shrines 95 National shrines 75 Min sha Metropolitan and prefectural shrines 571 District shrines 3 476 Village shrines 52 133 Ungraded shrines 136 947See also editList of Shinto shrines SetsumatsushaNotes edit Miyazaki Gokoku Shrine ja and Kumamoto Gokoku Shrine ja were completed after World War II when the war ended and the Ministry of Home Affairs was abolished so they were not designated by the Minister of Home Affairs and are actually correctly designated as equivalent to designated Gokoku jinja Shrine References edit a b c Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University Glossary of Shinto 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