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]
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.
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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 notesIse 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 IchinomiyaKashima 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 notesKatori jingu 6 Katori Chiba Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Shimōsa Province 7 directly under Ise Grand Shrine FutsunushiKashima Jingu 8 Kashima Ibaraki Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Hitachi Province 7 directly under Ise Grand Shrine TakemikazuchiIwashimizu 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 HimegamiMatsunoo Taisha 5 Ukyō ku Kyoto Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Upper Seven Oyamakui no mikoto Nakatsushima hime no mikoto Tsukuyomi no MikotoHirano Shrine 5 Kita ku Kyoto Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Upper Seven Imaki no kami Kudo no kami Furuaki no kami HimegamiFushimi Inari taisha 5 Fushimi ku Kyoto Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Upper Seven Inari Ōkami UkanomitamaTatsuta Taisha 5 Sangō Nara Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Middle Seven ShinatsuhikoŌmiwa 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 MiwaIsonokami 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 OkunitamaHirose Taisha 5 Kawai Nara Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Middle SevenSumiyoshi taisha 8 Sumiyoshi ku Osaka Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Middle Seven ichinomiya of Settsu Province 7 Sumiyoshi sanjin Empress JinguHiyoshi Taisha 5 Ōtsu Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Lower Eight Ninomiya Ōkuninushi Oyamakui no KamiHirota Shrine 8 Nishinomiya Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Lower Eight AmaterasuYasaka Shrine 11 Higashiyama ku Kyoto Kokushi genzaisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Lower Eight Susanoo no Mikoto Gion cult YashimajinumiNiukawakami Shrine 5 Higashiyoshino Nara Myojin Taisha one of the Twenty Two Shrines Lower EightItsukushima 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 MikotoHikawa Shrine 14 Saitama Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Musashi Province 7 Susanoo Kushinadahime Ōkuninushi Ashinazuchi TenazuchiUsa Jingu 8 Usa Ōita Myojin Taisha Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Buzen Province 12 HachimanKashii gu 8 Higashi ku Fukuoka Kokushi genzaisha Chokusaisha Emperor Chuai Empress JinguKashihara Jingu 8 Kashihara Nara Chokusaisha Emperor Jimmu Himetataraisuzu himeHeian Jingu 8 Sakyō ku Kyoto Chokusaisha Emperor Kanmu Emperor KōmeiMeiji Jingu 15 Shibuya Chokusaisha Emperor Meiji Empress ShokenOmi Jingu 11 Ōtsu Chokusaisha Emperor TenjiAwa Shrine 8 Tateyama Chiba Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Awa Province 7 Ame no FutodamaAso 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 himeGassan Shrine Tsuruoka Myojin Taisha one of the Three Mountains of Dewa Tsukuyomi no MikotoHakozaki Shrine 11 Higashi ku Fukuoka Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province 12 Emperor Ōjin Empress Jingu Tamayori himeHinokuma Jingu 8 Wakayama Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kii Province 12 shared with Kunikakasu Shrine Hie Shrine 14 Chiyoda Tokyo Oyamakui no KamiHiraoka Shrine 5 Higashiōsaka Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kawachi Province 7 Ame no Koyane Hime gami Futsunushi TakemikazuchiHokkaidō Jingu 19 Sapporo ichinomiya of Ezo Province 20 Ōkunitama Ōkuninushi and Sukunahikona Ikukunitama Shrine 8 Tennōji ku Osaka Myojin TaishaIzanagi Jingu 8 Awaji Hyōgo Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Awaji Province 12 Izanagi IzanamiKehi 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 JinguKamayama 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 MikotoKumano Hongu Taisha Tanabe Wakayama Myojin TaishaKumano Hayatama Taisha Shingu Wakayama Shikinai TaishaKunikakasu 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 ŌyamatsumiMiyazaki Jingu 8 Miyazaki Emperor Jimmu Ugayafukiaezu Tamayori bimeMunakata 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 ŌkamiŌtori taisha 8 Sakai Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Izumi Province 7 Ōtori no muraji and Yamato TakeruSuwa taisha 11 Suwa Nagano Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Shinano Province 13 Takeminakata Yasakatome KotoshironushiTakebe taisha 8 Ōtsu 21 Myojin Taisha Yamato takeru no mitoko ichinomiya of Ōmi Province 7 Taga taisha 11 Taga Shiga Sannomiya Izanagi IzanamiUdo Jingu 8 Nichinan Miyazaki Ugayafukiaezu Amaterasu Ame no oshihomimi Ninigi no Mikoto Hoori Emperor JimmuYoshino Jingu 22 Yoshino Nara Emperor Go DaigoTaiwan Grand Shrine 11 Taipei Taiwan now extinctKarafuto Shrine 11 Yuzhno Sakhalinsk Karafuto Prefecture Russia removed from SakhalinChōsen Jingu 11 Seoul Korea under Japanese rule now extinct Kunitama Okami Amaterasu OkamiFuyo Jingu Buyeo County Korea never completed 23 Emperor Ōjin Hachiman Empress Kōgyoku Emperor Tenji Empress JinguKantō Jingu Lushunkou District Kwantung Leased Territory China now extinct Emperor Meiji Amaterasu OmikamiNan 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 notesŌharano 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 EightKitano Tenmangu 11 Kamigyō ku Kyoto Kokushi genzaisha Sugawara no Michizane one of the Twenty Two Shrines Lower EightUmenomiya 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 1940Dazaifu Tenmangu 28 Dazaifu Fukuoka Sugawara no MichizaneHikosan Jingu 28 Soeda Fukuoka Prefecture Amenooshihomimi Izanagi Izanami no MikotoIinoya gu 11 Kita ku Hamamatsu 29 Munenaga shinnōIkasuri Shrine Chuō ku Osaka Shikinai Taisha ichinomiya of Settsu Province 7 ZamagamiIkuta Shrine 28 Chuō ku Kobe Myojin Taisha Wakahiru meItakiso Shrine 28 Wakayama city 30 Myojin Taisha Isotakeru no kami ja 五十猛神 Kamakura gu 11 Kamakura 31 Morinaga shinnōKanasana Shrine Kodama District Saitama Myojin Taisha Amaterasu Susanoo no MikotoKanegasaki gu 28 Tsuruga Fukui 32 Takanaga Shinnō Tsunenaga shinnōKibitsu 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 kamiMinase Shrine 34 Shimamoto Osaka Emperor Go Toba Emperor Tsuchimikado and Emperor Juntoku n b raised to kanpei taisha in 1940Mikami Shrine 28 Yasu Shiga 35 Myojin Taisha Ame no mikage no mikoto ja Nagata Shrine 28 Nagata ku Kobe 36 Myojin Taisha Kotohshironushi no mikotoShiramine Jingu 34 Kamigyō ku Kyoto Emperor Junnin n b raised to kanpei taisha in 1940Sumiyoshi 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 KaneyoshiWatatsumi Shrine 28 Tarumi ku Kobe Harima Province Myojin Taisha WatatsumiTainan Shrine 28 Tainan Taiwan now extinct Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa no mikotoImperial 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 notesKamado Shrine 28 Dazaifu Fukuoka 39 Myojin Taisha Tamayori bime Emperor Ōjin Empress JinguNaminoue Shrine 28 Naha Okinawa 40 Izanami Hayatama Kotosaka ichinomiya of Ryukyu Islands 41 Ōkunitama Shrine 28 Fuchu Tokyo 42 Ōkuninushi OkunitamaShikaumi 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 notesYasukuni Shrine Chiyoda Tokyo Chokusaisha Gokoku Shrines are categorized separately but considered branches of this shrine 46 Abeno Shrine Abeno ku OsakaFujishima Shrine Fukui city Fukui Shrine ja simple Fukui city Goō Shrine Kamigyō ku KyotoKarasawayama Shrine Tochigi Sano TochigiKenkun Shrine Kita ku KyotoKikuchi Shrine Kikuchi KumamotoKitabatake Shrine Tsu MieKomikado Shrine Narita ChibaKunōzan Tōshō gu Suruga ku ShizuokaMinatogawa Shrine Chuō ku Kobe Kobe JapanNashinoki Shrine ja simple Kamigyō ku KyotoNawa Shrine Saihaku District Tottori Daisen TottoriNikkō Tōshō gu NikkōOyama Shrine KanazawaRyōzen Shrine Date FukushimaSaga Shrine ja simple Saga city Shijōnawate Shrine ShijōnawateTanzan Shrine Sakurai NaraToyokuni Shrine Kyoto Higashiyama ku Kyoto Kyoto Kyoto PrefectureToyosaka Shrine ja simple Yamaguchi city Noda Shrine ja simple Yamaguchi city Terukuni shrine KagoshimaTokiwa shrine Mito IbarakiUesugi Shrine Yonezawa YamagataYamauchi Shrine ja simple Kōchi Prefecture Kōchi KōchiYuki Shrine Tsu MieKokuhei 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 notesKeta Taisha Hakui Ishikawa Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Noto Province 13 ŌkuninushiKōra taisha Kurume Fukuoka Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Chikugo Province 12 HachimanKumano Taisha Matsue Shimane Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Izumo Province 13 Sumiyoshi sanjinNangu Taisha Tarui Gifu Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Mino Province 7 Ōyamazumi Shrine Imabari Ehime Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Iyo Province 12 ŌyamatsumiTado Taisha Kuwana Mie Myojin Taisha Ninomiya AmatsuhikoneNational 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 notesAekuni 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 NagasakiHakodate Hachiman Shrine Hakodate HokkaidōHayatani Shrine Hatsukaichi Hiroshima NinomiyaIchinomiya Nukisaki Shrine Tomioka Gunma Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kōzuke Province 13 Isasumi Shrine Aizumisato Fukushima Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Iwashiro ProvinceIchinomiya Asama Shrine Fuefuki Yamanashi Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kai Province 7 Ikushimatarushima Shrine Ueda Nagano Myojin TaishaImizu Shrine Takaoka Toyama Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Etchu ProvinceIzumo 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 TaishaInbe Shrine Tokushima Tokushima Myojin TaishaKaijin Shrine Tsushima Nagasaki Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Tsushima Province Kono Shrine Miyazu Kyoto Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Tango Province 13 Kotohira gu Kotohira KagawaMasumida Shrine Ichinomiya Aichi Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Owari Province 7 Mizuwakasu Shrine Okinoshima Shimane Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Oki Province 13 Miho Shrine Matsue ShimaneNakayama 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 TaishaShiogama Shrine Shiogama Miyagi Shikigeisha ja simple ichinomiya of Mutsu Province 13 Sakatsura Isosaki Shrine Hitachinaka Ibaraki Myojin TaishaSumiyoshi Shrine Iki City Iki Nagasaki Myojin TaishaSamukawa 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 TaishaTosa Shrine Kōchi Kōchi Shikinai Taisha ichinomiya of Tosa Province 12 Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Kamakura KanagawaUtsunomiya 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 notesChichibu Shrine Chichibu Saitama ShinomiyaChiriku Hachiman Shrine Miyaki Saga ichinomiya of Buzen ProvinceDewa Shrine Tsuruoka Yamagata one of the Three Mountains of DewaFujisaki hachimangu Kumamoto KumamotoHakone Shrine Hakone KanagawaHinomisaki Shrine Izumo ShimaneHirasaki Shrine Ibusuki Kagoshima ichinomiya of Satsuma Province 12 Hotaka Shrine Azumino Nagano Myojin TaishaIminomiya Shrine Shimonoseki YamaguchiInaba Shrine Gifu GifuIwakiyama Shrine Hirosaki Aomori ichinomiya of Mutsu ProvinceIzusan Shrine Atami ShizuokaKibitsuhiko Shrine Okayama Okayama Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Bizen Province 12 Kibitsu Shrine Fukuyama Hiroshima ichinomiya of Bingo Province 12 Koshiō Shrine Akita Akita Kokushi genzaishaKomagata Shrine Ōshu Iwate ichinomiya of Rikuchu ProvinceMinashi Shrine Takayama Gifu ichinomiya of Hida Province 13 Mononobe Shrine Ōda Shimane ichinomiya of Iwami Province 13 Nunakuma Shrine Fukuyama HiroshimaŌgamiyama Shrine Yonago TottoriOguni shrine Mori Shizuoka ichinomiya of Tōtōmi Province 7 Owari Ōkunitama Shrine Inazawa AichiOyama Shrine Tateyama Toyama ichinomiya of Etchu Province 13 Sada Shrine Matsue ShimaneShitori Shrine Yurihama Tottori ichinomiya of Hōki Province 13 Shizuoka Sengen Shrine Aoi ku ShizuokaSusa Shrine Izumo ShimaneSugo Ishibe Shrine ja simple Kaga Ishikawa NinomiyaTsushima Shrine Tsushima AichiTsurugi Shrine ja simple Echizen Fukui NinomiyaTogakushi Shrine Nagano NaganoTakase 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 DewaYusuhara Hachimangu Oita Oita ichinomiya of Bungo Province 12 Heijō Shrine Pyongyang Korea extinctKagi Shrine Chiayi Taiwan extinctKankō Shrine simple Hamhung Korea extinctKeijō Shrine Seoul Korea extinctKōshu Shrine simple Gwangju Korea extinctKōgen Shrine simple Chuncheon Korea extinctRyutōsan Shrine Busan Korea extinctShinchiku Shrine simple Hsinchu Taiwan extinctTaichu Shrine Taichung Taiwan extinctTaikyu Shrine simple Daegu Korea extinctZenshu 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 notesYasukuni Shrine Tokyo formerly Traditional head shrine Also ranked as a Bekkaku KanpeishaMiyagi Gokoku Shrine Sendai Miyagi yesAkita Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Akita city yesYamagata Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Yamagata yesFukushima Gokoku Shrine ja Fukushima city yesIbaraki Prefectural Gokoku Shrine ja Mito Ibaraki yesGunma Gokoku Shrine ja Takasaki yesChiba Gokoku Shrine ja Chiba city Chuō ku Chiba yesNiigata Gokoku Shrine ja Niigata city Chuō ku Niigata yesToyama Gokoku Shrine Toyama city yesIshikawa Gokoku Shrine ja Kanazawa yesFukui Gokoku Shrine ja Fukui city yesYamanashi Gokoku Shrine ja de simple Kōfu yesNagano Gokoku Shrine ja Matsumoto Nagano yesGifu Gokoku Shrine Gifu yesShizuokaken Gokoku Shrine ja Aoi Ward Shizuoka city yesAichi Gokoku Shrine Naka ku Nagoya yesMie Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Tsu Mie yesShiga Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja sv simple Hikone Shiga yesKyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine Higashiyama Ward Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture yesOsaka Gokoku Shrine ja Suminoe ku Osaka yesHyogo Himeji Gokoku Shrine ja Himeji yesHyogo Prefecture Kobe Gokoku Shrine ja Nada ku Kobe yesNara Gokoku Shrine ja Nara city yesMatsue Gokoku Shrine ja Matsue yesHamada Gokoku Shrine Hamada Shimane yesOkayama Gokoku Shrine ja Naka ku Okayama yesBingo Gokoku Shrine Fukuyama Hiroshima yesHiroshima Gokoku Shrine Naka ku Hiroshima yesYamaguchi Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Yamaguchi city yesTokushima Gokoku Shrine ja Tokushima city yesEhime Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Matsuyama yesKochi Gokoku Shrine ja Kōchi Kōchi yesFukuoka Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Chuō ku Fukuoka yesSaga Gokoku Shrine ja Saga city yesNagasaki Gokoku Shrine Nagasaki yesOita Gokoku Shrine ja Ōita city yesKagoshima Prefecture Gokoku Shrine ja Kagoshima yesMiyazaki Gokoku Shrine ja Miyazaki city yes Not a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the warKumamoto Gokoku Shrine ja Kumamoto yes Not a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the warOkinawa Gokoku Shrine ja Okinawa Prefecture noHida Gokoku Shrine Takayama Gifu Prefecture noAomori Gokoku Shrine ja Aomori noWakayama Gokoku Shrine ja Wakayama city noMeguro Gokoku Shrine ja Meguro noIki Gokoku Shrine ja Iki Nagasaki noKagawa Gokoku Shrine ja Zentsuji Kagawa noKawanami Gokoku Shrine ja Kawaminami Miyazaki noSaitama Gokoku Shrine ja Saitama city noSapporo Gokoku Shrine ja Sapporo noTanao Gokoku Shrine ja Hekinan noTochigi Gokoku Shrine ja Tochigi city noNōhi Gokoku Shrine Ōgaki Gifu Prefecture noHakodate Gokoku Shrine ja Hakodate noMatsumae Gokoku Shrine ja Matsumae Hokkaido noTaiwan 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 notesMetropolitan Shrine 府社 Nogi Shrine Tokyo Minato Tokyo Kanda Shrine Chiyoda TokyoTōgō Shrine Tokyo Shibuya Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine Tokyo Suginami Yushima Tenmangu BunkyōAtago Shrine Kyoto Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Ukyō ku Kyoto Shikinai ShoshaOsaka Tenmangu Kita ku OsakaKōzu gu Chuo Ward Osaka City Osaka PrefecturePrefectural Shrine 県社 Sumiyoshi Shrine OtaruKamikawa Shrine AsahikawaObihiro Shrine ObihiroTarumaezan Shrine TomakomaiSaruka Shrine Hirakawa AomoriShiwa Inari Shrine ja Shiwa District Iwate Shiwa Iwate Morioka Hachimangu Morioka Kinkasan Shrine ja Ishinomaki Shōsha Ronsha 小社論社 Takekoma Inari Shrine IwanumaTaiheiyama Miyoshi Shrine ja Akita city Akita Suwa Shrine ja Senboku District Akita Misato AkitaKinpō Shrine TsuruokaKumano Shrine Nan yō YamagataAyukai 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 ShoshaMito Tōshō gu Mito Ibaraki Mitsumine Shrine ja Chichibu SaitamaHodosan Shrine ja Nagatoro SaitamaYakyu Inari Shrine ja Higashimatsuyama SaitamaHikawa Shrine Kawagoe Kawagoe SaitamaWashinomiya Shrine Kuki SaitamaKoma Shrine Hidaka SaitamaEnoshima Shrine Fujisawa KanagawaIseyama Kotaijingu ja Yokohama Hiratsuka Hachimangu ja HiratsukaHōtoku Ninomiya Shrine Odawara Oyama Aburi Shrine ja Isehara Kanagawa Shikinai ShoshaHakusan Shrine ja Niigata city Chuō ku Niigata Shōsha Ronsha 小社論社 Hie Shrine Toyama ja Toyama city Onominato Shrine ja Kanazawa Shikinai ShoshaShinmei Shrine ja Fukui city Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Asama Shrine ja FujiyoshidaFuji Omuro Asama Shrine ja Minamitsuru District Yamanashi FujikawaguchikoTakeda Shrine Kōfu Fukashi Shrine ja Matsumoto NaganoTenaga Shrine ja Suwa NaganoTakemizuwake Shrine ja Chikuma Nagano Myojin Taisha 名神 Nyakuichi Ouji Shrine ja Ōmachi NaganoSakurayama Hachimangu ja Takayama GifuAkihasan Hongu Akiha Shrine Tenryu WardShirahama Shrine ja Shimoda Shizuoka Myojin Taisha 名神 Yaizu Shrine YaizuOi Shrine ja Shimada ShizuokaGosha Suwa Shrine ja fr simple Naka ku HamamatsuWakamiya Hachiman Shrine Naka Ward Nagoya CityChiryu Shrine ja Chiryu Shikinai ShoshaTsubaki Grand Shrine Suzuka Mie Shōsha Ronsha 小社論社 Himure Hachiman gu ŌmihachimanNagahama Hachimangu ja Nagahama ShigaNishinomiya Shrine NishinomiyaItatehyōzu Shrine Himeji Shikinai ShoshaHiromine 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 WakayamaHirahama Hachimangu ja MatsueYaegaki Shrine Matsue Shikinai ShoshaFukuyama Hachimangu Fukuyama HiroshimaKameyama Shrine ja Kure HiroshimaHōfu Tenmangu HōfuKotozaki Hachimangu ja Ube YamaguchiKameyama Hachimangu ShimonosekiIshizuchi Shrine ja Saijō EhimeWarei Shrine ja Uwajima EhimeIyozu Hikomei Shrine ja Matsuyama Myojin Taisha 名神 Ushioe Tenmangu shrine ja Kōchi city Miyajidake Shrine Fukutsu FukuokaKurume Suitengu Kurume CityKushida Shrine Hakata ku FukuokaFurogu Shrine Ōkawa FukuokaTobata Hachimangu ja Kitakyushu Tobata ku KitakyushuKosou Hachimangu ja Moji ku KitakyushuUmi Hachiman gu Kasuya District Fukuoka Umi FukuokaOtomi Shrine ja Buzen FukuokaTerumo Shrine Chuō ku FukuokaNoso Hachimangu ja Iizuka FukuokaYutoku Inari Shrine Kashima Saga Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine ja SaseboAoi Aso Shrine Hitoyoshi KumamotoHachiman Asami Shrine ja BeppuKasuga Shrine ja Ōita city Kanhashira gu ja fr MiyakonojōSano Shrine ja Nishimorokata District Miyazaki Takaharu MiyazakiSusaki Shrine Awa Province Ichinomiya Not a Beppyo shrineRokusho Shrine ja Soja Shrine Not a Beppyo shrineTake Shrine Fuchu Aki District Hiroshima Myojin Taisha 名神 Not a Beppyo shrineUnknownTsubaki Nakato Shrine Suzuka Mie Prefecture Ise Province Ichinomiya Not a Beppyo shrineKotonomama Hachiman gu Kakegawa Shizuoka Prefecture Tōtōmi Province Ichinomiya Not a Beppyo shrineKeta Jinja Takaoka Toyama Prefecture ichinomiya of former Etchu Province Not a Beppyo shrineKota Shrine Jōetsu Niigata Prefecture ichinomiya of former Echigo Province Not a Beppyo shrineAmatsu Shrine Itoigawa Niigata ichinomiya of former Echigo Province Not a Beppyo shrineAwaga jinja Asago in Hyōgo Prefecture ichinomiya of former Tajima Province Not a Beppyo shrineIchinomiya Shrine Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture Japan ichinomiya of former Awa Province Not a Beppyo shrineYodohime Shrine simple Saga Saga Prefecture Hizen Province ichinomiya Not a Beppyo shrineAdachi Myokengu ja Kitakyushu Fukuoka Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrineAwata Shrine ja Kyoto Japan Not a Beppyo shrineIzumi Inoue Shrine ja Izumi Province Japan Not a Beppyo shrineKitaoka Shrine sv ja Higo Province Japan Not a Beppyo shrineMizokui Shrine ja Ibaraki Osaka Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrineNanba Shrine ja de fr simple Osaka Not a Beppyo shrineNitta Shrine Ōta Not a Beppyo shrineSuga Shrine Unnan Shimane Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrineSakurai Shrine Sakai Sakai Osaka Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrineOnji Shrine ja Osaka Prefecture Japan Myojin Taisha Not a Beppyo shrineSuda Hachiman Shrine Hashimoto Wakayama Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrineHyōzu Shrine ja Nishiwaki Hyōgo Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrineKonda Hachimangu ja Habikino Not a Beppyo shrineFujishiro ōji fr Kainan City Wakayama Prefecture Japan Not a Beppyo shrineIkoma Shrine Ikoma Nara Not a Beppyo shrineYamato Okunitama Shrine ja simple Minamiawaji Hyōgo Prefecture Not a Beppyo shrine Yamato Okunitama Awaji Province NinomiyaKoxinga 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 notesHokutan Shrine ja Shōnai Yamagata Osugi Shrine ja InashikiIgusa Hachimangu ja Suginami Inage Shrine ja Kawasaki Kanagawa Kawasaki ku KawasakiFuji Yamashitamiya Komuro Asama Shrine ja FujiyoshidaFuji Rokusho Sengen Shrine ja Fuji Shizuoka Shikinai ShoshaImamiya Ebisu Shrine Naniwa ku OsakaTaikodani Inari Shrine ja Kanoashi District Shimane Tsuwano ShimaneTsunomine Shrine ja Anan TokushimaWashio Atago Shrine ja Nishi ku FukuokaTagata Shrine Not a Beppyo shrineYatsurugi Shrine simple Not a Beppyo shrineOno Shrine Not a Beppyo shrine Musashi Province IchinomiyaEbetsu shrine Not a Beppyo shrineHokumon Shrine Not a Beppyo shrineKushihiki Hachimangu Not a Beppyo shrineŌsasahara Shrine Not a Beppyo shrineShirahigetawara Shrine Not a Beppyo shrineTorigoe Hachiman Shrine Not a Beppyo shrineTosa Kokubun ji Not a Beppyo shrineKatano Shrine ja Not a Beppyo shrineNamba Yasaka Shrine fr ja Not a Beppyo shrineYagi Shrine ja Kishiwada Osaka Not a Beppyo shrineVillage 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 notesŌsaki Hachimangu Sendai Aoba ku SendaiKasama Inari Shrine Kasama IbarakiYohashira Shrine ja Matsumoto Nagano Kinomiya Shrine ja AtamiFutami Okitama Shrine Ise MieAga Shrine ja HigashiōmiHijiyama Shrine ja Hiroshima Minami ku HiroshimaWakamatsu Ebisu Shrine ja Wakamatsu ku KitakyushuAoshima Shrine Miyazaki city Takachiho Shrine Nishiusuki District Miyazaki Takachiho Miyazaki Kokushi genzaisha 国史 Amanoiwato Shrine Takachiho Town Nishiusuki DistrictAmanotanagao Shrine ja simple Iki Nagasaki Myojin Taisha 名神 Iki Province Ichinomiya not a Beppyo shrineAraki Shrine Okinoshima Shimane Sōja shrine not a Beppyo shrineHinumanai Shrine ja Kyōtango Kyoto Prefecture not a Beppyo shrineIchinomiya Sengen Shrine Ichikawamisato Nishiyatsushiro District in Yamanashi Prefecture Myojin Taisha 名神 Kai Province Ichinomiya not a Beppyo shrineKamochi Shrine Hino Tottori Prefecture not a Beppyo shrineNagakusa Tenjin Shrine Aichi Prefecture Obu City not a Beppyo shrineTogakushi Shrine not a Beppyo shrineYurahime Shrine ja simple Oki gun Shimane Myojin Taisha 名神 Oki Province Ichinomiya not a Beppyo shrineKō Shrine ja Iki Province Sōja shrineHokora 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 notesSarutahiko Shrine Ise Mie Sarutahiko ŌkamiTakahashi Inari Shrine Kumamoto Itsukushima Shrine Kyoto Not a Beppyo shrineShirakumo Shrine Not a Beppyo shrineSuitengu 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 Names and Terms Kampei Taisha Holtom D C 2012 11 12 First published 1965 The National Faith Of Japan A Study in Modern Shinto Routledge p 12 ISBN 9781136165573 Bocking Brian 1997 A Popular Dictionary of Shinto Curzon Press p 120 ISBN 9780700710515 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Fridell Wilbur M 1975 The Establishment of 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