Establishment of State Shinto Shrines
1878 engraving by Yōshū 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). 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 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]
All listed shrines on this page with the exception of Ise Grand Shrine are Beppyo shrines
History
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 ).
Ise Grand Shrine
Kashima Jingu and Katori Jingu were considered the two shrines directly below Ise Jingu
Kan-sha
The 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
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
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
Iwashimizu Hachimangū [5]
Yawata
Kokushi genzaisha [simple ] , Chokusaisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Upper Seven; Homuda-wakeno-mikoto (Emperor Ōjin ); Okinaga-tarashi-hime-no-mikoto (Empress Jingū ),
Kamigamo Shrine [5]
Kita-ku, Kyoto
Myojin Taisha [ja ; simple ] , Chokusaisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Upper Seven, combined with Shimogamo Shrine ; Wake-ikazuchi-no-kami ; ichinomiya of Yamashiro Province [6]
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[6]
Kasuga-taisha [7]
Nara
Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Upper Seven
Matsunoo Taisha [5]
Ukyō-ku, Kyoto
Myojin Taisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Upper Seven; Oyamagui-no-mikoto ; Nakatsushima-hime-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 , Hime-kami
Fushimi Inari-taisha [5]
Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Myojin Taisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Upper Seven;
Tatsuta Taisha [5]
Sangō, Nara
Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Middle Seven
Ōmiwa Shrine [5]
Sakurai, Nara
Myojin Taisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Middle Seven; ichinomiya of Yamato Province [6]
Isonokami Shrine [8]
Tenri, Nara
Myojin Taisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Middle Seven
Ōyamato Shrine [5]
Tenri, Nara
Myojin Taisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Middle Seven
Hirose Taisha [5]
Kawai, Nara
Myojin Taisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Middle Seven
Sumiyoshi-taisha [9]
Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka
Myojin Taisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Middle Seven; ichinomiya of Settsu Province [6]
Hiyoshi Taisha [5]
Ōtsu
Myojin Taisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Lower Eight, Ninomiya,
Hirota Shrine [9]
Nishinomiya
Myojin Taisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Lower Eight
Yasaka Shrine [10]
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Kokushi genzaisha [simple ]
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Lower Eight
Niukawakami Shrine [5]
Higashiyoshino, Nara
Myojin Taisha
one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Lower Eight
Itsukushima Shrine [10]
Hatsukaichi
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Aki Province [11] proposed addition to the Twenty-Two Shrines
Izumo-taisha [9]
Izumo, Shimane
Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha
ichinomiya of Izumo Province [12] head shrine of Izumo-taishakyo , sometimes seen as a rival to Ise Grand Shrine
Hikawa Shrine [13]
Saitama
Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha
ichinomiya of Musashi Province [6]
Katori jingu [14]
Katori, Chiba
Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha
ichinomiya of Shimōsa Province [6]
Kashima Jingū [9]
Kashima, Ibaraki
Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha
ichinomiya of Hitachi Province [6]
Usa Jingū [9]
Usa, Ōita
Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha
ichinomiya of Buzen Province [11]
Kashii-gū [9]
Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
Kokushi genzaisha [simple ] , Chokusaisha
Kashihara Jingu [9]
Kashihara, Nara
Chokusaisha
Heian Jingu [9]
Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
Chokusaisha
Ōmi Jingū [simple ] [10]
Ōtsu
Chokusaisha
Meiji Jingu [Meiji jingū] [15]
Shibuya
Chokusaisha
Hiraoka Shrine [5]
Higashiōsaka
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Kawachi Province [6]
Ōtori taisha [9]
Sakai
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Izumi Province [6]
Ikukunitama Shrine [9]
Tennōji-ku, Osaka
Myojin Taisha
Awa Shrine [9]
Tateyama, Chiba
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Awa Province [6]
Mishima Taisha [9]
Mishima, Shizuoka
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Izu Province [6]
Atsuta Jingu [16]
Atsuta-ku, Nagoya
Myojin Taisha
Hinokuma Jingu [simple ] [9]
Wakayama
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Kii Province ,[11] shared with Kunikakasu Shrine ;
Kunikakasu Shrine [9]
Wakayama
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Kii Province;[11] shared with Hinokuma Shrine ;
Izanagi Jingu [simple ] [9]
Awaji, Hyōgo
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Awaji Province [11]
Miyazaki Jingū [9]
Miyazaki
Kehi Jingu [simple ] [9]
Tsuruga, Fukui
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Echizen Province [12]
Kagoshima Jingu [en ] [9]
Kirishima, Kagoshima
Shikinai Taisha [simple ]
ichinomiya of Ōsumi Province [11]
Udo Jingū [9]
Nichinan, Miyazaki
Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha [9]
Fujinomiya, Shizuoka [17]
Myojin Taisha
Konohana-sakuya-hime-no-mitoko
Takebe taisha [9]
Ōtsu [18]
Myojin Taisha
Yamato-takeru-no-mitoko ; ichinomiya of Ōmi Province [6]
Hokkaidō Jingū [en ] [19]
Sapporo
ichinomiya of Ezo Province [20]
Munakata Taisha [9]
Munakata, Fukuoka
Myojin Taisha
Yoshino Jingu [simple ] [21]
Yoshino, Nara
Hie Shrine [13]
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Oyamakui no Kami [ja ]
Suwa-taisha [10]
Suwa, Nagano
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Shinano Province [12]
Kamayama Shrine [10]
Wakayama
Hakozaki Shrine [10]
Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province [11]
Aso Shrine [10]
Aso, Kumamoto
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Higo Province [11]
Taga-taisha [10]
Taga, Shiga
Sannomiya
Kirishima Jingū [en ] [10]
Kirishima, Kagoshima
Gassan Shrine
Tsuruoka
Myojin Taisha
one of the Three Mountains of Dewa ;
Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha [22]
Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Suruga Province [6]
Takebe taisha
Ōtsu
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Ōmi Province [12]
Kumano Hongū Taisha
Tanabe, Wakayama
Myojin Taisha
Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Shingū, Wakayama
Shikinai Taisha [simple ]
Niutsuhime Shrine
Katsuragi, Wakayama
Myojin Taisha
Taiwan Jingu [en ] [10]
Taipei , Taiwan
now extinct
Karafuto Shrine [10]
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk , Karafuto Prefecture , Russia
removed from Sakhalin
Chōsen Jingu [simple ] [10]
Seoul , Korea under Japanese rule
now extinct
Fuyo Jingu [ja ; simple ]
Buyeo County , Korea
never completed[23]
Kantō Jingu [en ]
Lüshunkou District , Kwantung Leased Territory , China
now extinct
Nan'yō Shrine [24]
Koror , Palau
Amaterasu Ōmikami . holy relics and kami were evacuated by submarine in 1944[25]
Imperial shrines, 2nd rank
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..[9]
name
location
category
notes
Ōharano Shrine .[10]
Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto .[10]
Kokushi genzaisha [simple ]
Take-mikazuchi-no-mitoko , Iwainushi-no-mitoko , Hime-kami, one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Middle Seven;
Umenomiya Taisha .[10]
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 .[10]
Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
Shikigeisha [ja ; simple ]
Twenty-Two Shrines , Lower Eight, Take-mikazuchi-no-mitoko , Iwainushi-no-mitoko , Hime-kami[27]
Kitano Tenmangū .[10]
Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto
Kokushi genzaisha [simple ]
Sugawara no Michizane , one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Lower Eight
Kifune Shrine .[10]
Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
Myojin Taisha
Kuraokami-no-kami, one of the Twenty-Two Shrines , Lower Eight
Shiramine Jingū [28]
Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto
Emperor Junnin ; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940
Akama Jingu [10]
Shimonoseki
Emperor Antoku ; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940
Minase Shrine [28]
Shimamoto, Osaka
Emperor Go-Toba , Emperor Tsuchimikado and Emperor Juntoku ; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940
Kamakura-gū [10]
Kamakura [29]
Morinaga-shinnō
Iinoya-gū [10]
Kita-ku, Hamamatsu [30]
Munenaga-shinnō
Yatsushiro-gū [31]
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto [32]
Kanenaga-shinnō, Nganari--shinnō
Kanasana Shrine [simple ]
Kodama District, Saitama
Ikasuri Shrine
Chūō-ku, Osaka
Shikinai Taisha [simple ]
ichinomiya of Settsu Province [6]
Kanegasaki-gū [33]
Tsuruga, Fukui [34]
Takanaga Shinnō , Tsunenaga shinnō
Dazaifu Tenmangū .[33]
Dazaifu, Fukuoka
Sugawara no Michizane
Ikuta Shrine [33]
Chūō-ku, Kobe
Myojin Taisha
Waka-hirume-no-mikoto
Nagata Shrine .[33]
Nagata-ku, Kobe [35]
Myojin Taisha
Kotohshironushi-no-mikoto
Watatsumi Shrine [simple ] .[33]
Tarumi-ku, Kobe , Harima Province
Myojin Taisha
Waka-hirume-no-mikoto
Hikosan Jingū .[33]
Soeda , Fukuoka Prefecture
Ame no Oshihone-no-mikoto (Ame-no-shiho-mimi-no-mitoko )
Sumiyoshi Shrine [33]
Shimonoseki [36]
Myojin Taisha
the aramitama of the Sun Goddess, Tsuki-sasaki-itsu no mitama-amasakaru-muka-tsu-hime-no- mitoko ; ichinomiya of Nagato Province [11]
Kibitsu Shrine [33]
Okayama
Myojin Taisha
Ōkibitsu-hiko-no-mikoto , son of Emperor Kōrei ; ichinomiya of Bitchū Province [11]
Kumano Nachi Taisha [33]
Nachikatsuura [37]
Kokushi genzaisha [simple ]
Ketsumiko, Kumano Hayatama-no-kami , Kumano Fusumi-no-kami
Itakiso Shrine [33]
Wakayama (city) [38]
Myojin Taisha
Ōya-hiko-no-mikoto
Mikami Shrine [33]
Yasu, Shiga [39]
Myojin Taisha
Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto
Tainan Shrine [ja ; simple ] .[33]
Tainan , Taiwan
now extinct; Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa -no-mikoto
Imperial shrines, 3rd rank
There were five shrines that were considered the lowest ranked among the Imperial shrines. They were called Kanpei-shōsha (官幣小社)..[33]
name
location
Category
notes
Ōkunitama Shrine .[33]
Fuchū, Tokyo [40]
Musashi no Ōkuni-tama-no-kami
Shikaumi Shrine [ja ; simple ] .[33]
Higashi-ku, Fukuoka [41]
Myojin Taisha
Uwatsutsunoo-no-mikoto, Kakatsutsunoo-no-mitoko , Sokotsutsunoo-no-mikoto,
Sumiyoshi Shrine (Fukuoka) .[33]
Hakata-ku, Fukuoka [42]
Myojin Taisha
Uwatsutsunoo-no-mikoto, Kakatsutsunoo-no-mitoko , Sokotsutsunoo-no-mikoto ; ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province [11]
Kamado Shrine .[33]
Dazaifu, Fukuoka [43]
Myojin Taisha
Tamayori-hime
Naminoue Shrine .[33]
Naha , Okinawa [44]
Hayatama-no-o, Izanami, Kotosaka-no-o-no-mikoto; ichinomiya of Ryukyu Islands [45]
Other Imperial shrines
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.[46]
name
location
Category
notes
Yasukuni Shrine
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Chokusaisha
Gokoku Shrines are categorized separately but considered branches of this shrine[47]
Uesugi Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Yonezawa, Yamagata
Ryōzen Shrine
Date, Fukushima
Tokiwa shrine
Mito, Ibaraki
Karasawayama Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Tochigi Sano, Tochigi
Komikado Shrine
Narita, Chiba
Oyama Shrine (Ishikawa)
Kanazawa
Fujishima Shrine
Fukui (city)
Fukui Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Fukui (city)
Kunōzan Tōshō-gū
Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
Yūki Shrine
Tsu, Mie
Kitabatake Shrine
Tsu, Mie
Goō Shrine
Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto
Toyokuni Shrine (Kyoto)
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto , Kyoto , Kyoto Prefecture
Abeno Shrine
Abeno-ku, Osaka
Shijōnawate Shrine
Shijōnawate
Minatogawa Shrine
Chūō-ku, Kobe , Kobe , Japan
Tanzan Shrine
Sakurai, Nara
Nawa Shrine
Saihaku District, Tottori Daisen, Tottori
Toyosaka Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Yamaguchi (city)
Noda Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Yamaguchi (city)
Saga Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Saga (city)
Kikuchi Shrine
Kikuchi, Kumamoto
Terukuni shrine
Kagoshima
Yamauchi Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Kōchi Prefecture Kōchi, Kōchi
Nikkō Tōshō-gū
Nikkō
Nashinoki Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto
Kenkun Shrine
Kita-ku, Kyoto
Kokuhei-sha
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
The most highly ranked, nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Taisha (国幣大社 ) were six sanctuaries.
National shrines, 2nd rank
The mid-range of ranked, nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Chūsha (国幣中社 ) encompassed 47 sanctuaries.
name
location
Category
notes
Hakodate Hachiman Shrine
Hakodate, Hokkaidō
Shiogama Shrine
Shiogama, Miyagi
Shikigeisha [ja ; simple ]
ichinomiya of Mutsu Province [12]
Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Yuza, Yamagata
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Dewa Province ;
Tsutsukowake Shrine
Tanagura, Fukushima
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Mutsu Province [12]
Isasumi Shrine
Aizumisato, Fukushima
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Iwashiro Province
Nikkō Futarasan Shrine
Nikkō, Tochigi
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province [12]
Utsunomiya Futarayama Shrine
Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province [12]
Ichinomiya Nukisaki Shrine
Tomioka, Gunma
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Kōzuke Province [12]
Oarai Isosaki Shrine [simple ]
Ōarai, Ibaraki
Myojin Taisha
Sakatsura Isosaki Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
Myojin Taisha
Tamasaki Shrine
Ichinomiya, Chiba
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Kazusa Province [6]
Samukawa Shrine
Samukawa, Kanagawa
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Sagami Province [6]
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Kamakura, Kanagawa
Ichinomiya Asama Shrine
Fuefuki, Yamanashi
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Kai Province [6]
Ikushimatarushima Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Ueda, Nagano
Myojin Taisha
Yahiko Shrine
Yahiko, Niigata
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Echigo Province [12]
Imizu Shrine
Takaoka, Toyama
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Etchū Province
Shirayamahime Shrine
Hakusan, Ishikawa
ichinomiya of Kaga Province [12]
Wakasahiko Shrine
Obama, Fukui
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Wakasa Province [12]
Masumida Shrine
Ichinomiya, Aichi
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Owari Province [6]
Ōagata Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Inuyama, Aichi
Myojin Taisha
Ninomiya,
Aekuni Shrine
Ueno, Iga
ichinomiya of Iga Province [6]
Izumo daijingu
Kameoka, Kyoto
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Tanba Province [12]
Kono Shrine
Miyazu, Kyoto
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Tango Province [12]
Izushi Shrine
Toyooka, Hyōgo
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Tajima Province [12]
Iwa Shrine
Shisō, Hyōgo e
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Harima Province [11]
Nakayama Shrine
Tsuyama, Okayama
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Mimasaka Province [11]
Ani Shrine [simple ]
Okayama, Okayama
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Bizen Province [11]
Hayatani Shrine [simple ]
Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
Ninomiya
Ube Shrine
Tottori, Tottori
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Inaba Province [11]
Mizuwakasu Shrine [simple ]
Okinoshima, Shimane
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Oki Province [12]
Miho Shrine
Matsue, Shimane
Tamanooya Shrine
Hōfu, Yamaguchi
ichinomiya of Suō Province [11]
Tamura Shrine
Takamatsu, Kagawa
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Sanuki Province [11]
Kotohira-gu
Kotohira, Kagawa
Isono Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Saijō, Ehime
Myojin Taisha
Inbe Shrine [simple ]
Tokushima, Tokushima
Myojin Taisha
Ōasahiko Shrine
Naruto, Tokushima
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Awa Province [11]
Tosa Shrine
Kōchi, Kōchi
Shikinai Taisha [simple ]
ichinomiya of Tosa Province [11]
Sasamuta Shrine
Ōita, Ōita
Shikinai Taisha [simple ]
ichinomiya of Bungo Province [11]
Tashima Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Karatsu, Saga
Myojin Taisha
Sumiyoshi Shrine (Iki City) [ja ; simple ]
Iki, Nagasaki
Myojin Taisha
Kaijin Shrine [simple ]
Tsushima, Nagasaki
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Tsushima Province ;
Chinzei Taisha Suwa Shrine
Nagasaki, Nagasaki
Nitta Shrine [simple ]
Satsumasendai, Kagoshima
ichinomiya of Satsuma Province [11]
National shrines, 3rd rank
The lowest ranked, nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Shōsha (国幣小社 ) includes 50 sanctuaries.
Name
location
category
notes
Iwakiyama Shrine
Hirosaki, Aomori
ichinomiya of Mutsu Province
Koshiō Shrine
Akita, Akita
Kokushi genzaisha [simple ]
Komagata Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Ōshū, Iwate
ichinomiya of Rikuchū Province
Dewa Shrine
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
one of the Three Mountains of Dewa
Yudonosan Shrine
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
one of the Three Mountains of Dewa
Chichibu Shrine
Chichibu, Saitama
Shinomiya
Hakone Shrine
Hakone, Kanagawa
Oguni shrine
Mori, Shizuoka
ichinomiya of Tōtōmi Province [6]
Shizuoka Sengen Shrine
Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
Izusan Shrine
Atami, Shizuoka
Togakushi Shrine
Nagano, Nagano
Hotaka Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Azumino, Nagano
Myojin Taisha
Watatsu Shrine
Sado, Niigata
ichinomiya of Sado Province [12]
Takase Shrine
Nanto, Toyama
ichinomiya of Etchū Province [12]
Oyama Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Tateyama, Toyama
ichinomiya of Etchū Province [12]
Sugo Ishibe Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Kaga, Ishikawa
Ninomiya
Tsurugi Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Echizen, Fukui
Ninomiya
Minashi Shrine
Takayama, Gifu
ichinomiya of Hida Province [12]
Inaba Shrine
Gifu, Gifu
Toga Shrine
Toyokawa, Aichi
ichinomiya of Mikawa Province [6]
Tsushima Shrine
Tsushima, Aichi
Owari Ōkunitama Shrine
Inazawa, Aichi
Kibitsuhiko Shrine
Okayama, Okayama
Myojin Taisha
ichinomiya of Bizen Province [11]
Kibitsu Shrine
Fukuyama, Hiroshima
ichinomiya of Bingo Province [11]
Nunakuma Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Ōgamiyama Shrine
Yonago, Tottori
Shitori Shrine
Yurihama, Tottori
ichinomiya of Hōki Province [12]
Hinomisaki Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Izumo, Shimane
Mononobe Shrine
Ōda, Shimane
ichinomiya of Iwami Province [12]
Susa Shrine
Izumo, Shimane
Sada Shrine
Matsue, Shimane
Iminomiya Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
Chiriku Hachiman Shrine
Miyaki, Saga
ichinomiya of Buzen Province
Yusuhara Hachimangū
Oita, Oita
ichinomiya of Bungo Province [11]
Fujisaki-hachimangu
Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Tsuno Shrine
Tsuno, Miyazaki
ichinomiya of Hyūga Province [11]
Hirasaki Shrine
Ibusuki, Kagoshima
ichinomiya of Satsuma Province [11]
Keijo Shrine [simple ]
Seoul , Korea
extinct
Ryūtōzan Shrine [simple ]
Busan , Korea
extinct
Taikyu Shrine [simple ]
Daegu , Korea
extinct
Heijō Shrine
Pyongyang , Korea
extinct
Kōshū Shrine [simple ]
Gwangju , Korea
extinct
Kōgen Shrine [simple ]
Chuncheon , Korea
extinct
Zenshū Shrine [simple ]
Jeonju , Korea
extinct
Kankō Shrine [simple ]
Hamhung , Korea
extinct
Shinchiku Shrine [simple ]
Hsinchu , Taiwan
extinct
Taichu Shrine
Taichung , Taiwan
extinct
Kagi Shrine
Chiayi , Taiwan
extinct
Gokoku shrines
Gokoku shrines were ranked separately[a] They were considered branches of Yasukuni Shrine .[48] 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 [en ]
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) Chūō-ku, Chiba
yes
Niigata Gokoku Shrine [ja ]
Niigata (city) Chūō-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 [en ]
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 [ja ]
Hamada, Shimane
yes
Okayama Gokoku Shrine [ja ]
Naka-ku, Okayama
yes
Bingo Gokoku Shrine [ja ]
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 (city) [en ]
yes
Fukuoka Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja ]
Chūō-ku, Fukuoka
yes
Saga Gokoku Shrine [ja ]
Saga (city)
yes
Nagasaki Gokoku Shrine [ja ; simple ]
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 [en ]
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 ]
Zentsūji, 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 [en ] , Gifu Prefecture
no
Hakodate Gokoku Shrine [ja ]
Hakodate
no
Matsumae Gokoku Shrine [ja ]
Matsumae, Hokkaido
no
Taiwan Gokoku Shrine [ja ]
Taiwan
no
"Min-sha"
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 Shrines
"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 Tenmangū
Bunkyō
Atago Shrine (Kyoto)
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Ukyō-ku, Kyoto
Shikinai Chusha
Osaka Tenmangū
Kita-ku, Osaka
Kōzu-gū [ja ]
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 Hachimangū
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 Chusha
Mito Tōshō-gū
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 Chusha
Hakusan Shrine [ja ]
Niigata (city) Chūō-ku, Niigata
Shōsha Ronsha (小社論社)
Hie Shrine (Toyama) [ja ]
Toyama city
-
Onominato Shrine [ja ]
Kanazawa
Shikinai Chusha
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 Hongū Akiha Shrine
Tenryū 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 ]
Chiryū
Shikinai Chusha
Tsubaki Grand Shrine
Suzuka, Mie
Shōsha Ronsha (小社論社)
Himure Hachiman-gū
Ōmihachiman
Nagahama Hachimangu [ja ]
Nagahama, Shiga
Nishinomiya Shrine
Nishinomiya
Itatehyōzu Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Himeji
Shikinai Chusha
Hiromine Shrine [ja ]
Himeji
Kokushi genzaisha [simple ] (国史)
Oishi Shrine [ja ]
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 Chusha
Fukuyama Hachimangū
Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Kameyama Shrine [ja ]
Kure, Hiroshima
Hōfu Tenmangū
Hōfu
Kotozaki Hachimangu [ja ]
Ube, Yamaguchi
Kameyama Hachimangū
Shimonoseki
Ishizuchi Shrine [ja ]
Saijō, Ehime
Warei Shrine [ja ]
Uwajima, Ehime
Iyozu Hikomei Shrine [ja ]
Matsuyama
Myojin Taisha (名神)
Koshi Tenmangu shrine [ja ]
Kōchi (city)
Miyajidake Shrine
Fukutsu, Fukuoka
Kurume Suitengū
Kurume City
Kushida Shrine
Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
Furogu Shrine [ja ]
Ōkawa, Fukuoka
Tobata Hachimangu [ja ]
Kitakyushu Tobata-ku, Kitakyūshū
Kosou Hachimangu [ja ]
Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū
Umi Hachiman-gū
Kasuya District, Fukuoka Umi, Fukuoka
Otomi Shrine [ja ]
Buzen, Fukuoka
Terumo Shrine
Chūō-ku, Fukuoka
Noso Hachimangu [ja ]
Iizuka, Fukuoka
Yūtoku 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-gū [ja ; fr ]
Miyakonojō
Sano Shrine [ja ]
Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki Takaharu, Miyazaki
Susaki Shrine
Awa Province Ichinomiya , Not a Beppyo shrine
Unknown
Tsubaki-Nakato Shrine
Suzuka , Mie Prefecture
Ise Province Ichinomiya , Not a Beppyo shrine
Kotonomama Hachiman-gū
Kakegawa , Shizuoka Prefecture
Tōtōmi Province Ichinomiya , Not a Beppyo shrine
Keta Jinja
Takaoka , Toyama Prefecture
ichinomiya of former Etchū 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
Clan or Domain shrines
"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.[46]
District shrine
"District shrines" were known as Gō-sha (郷社 ) .[4]
Village shrines
"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 Hachimangū
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, Kitakyūshū
Aoshima Shrine
Miyazaki (city)
Takachiho Shrine
Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Takachiho, Miyazaki
Kokushi genzaisha [simple ] (国史)
Amanoiwato Shrine
Takachiho Town, Nishiusuki District
Yurahime Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Oki-gun , Shimane
Myojin Taisha (名神)
Oki Province Ichinomiya , not a Beppyo shrine
Amanotanagao Shrine [ja ; simple ]
Iki , Nagasaki
Myojin Taisha (名神)
Iki Province Ichinomiya , not a Beppyo shrine
Ichinomiya Sengen Shrine
Ichikawamisato , Nishiyatsushiro District in Yamanashi Prefecture
Myojin Taisha (名神)
Kai Province Ichinomiya , not a Beppyo shrine
Hokora or Ungraded shrines
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]
Statistics
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]
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: 136,947