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  2. History of Shinto - Wikipedia

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    Shinto is a religion native to Japan with a centuries'-long history tied to various influences in origin. [1]Although historians debate [citation needed] the point at which it is suitable to begin referring to Shinto as a distinct religion, kami veneration has been traced back to Japan's Yayoi period (300 BC to AD 300).

  3. Unity of religion and rule - Wikipedia

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    Shinto is an animistic religion, and one of its characteristics is the unity of ritual and government. [6] Although not necessarily restricted to Shinto in Japanese, rites and ceremonies are used in English as Saisei itchi as a term for Shinto.

  4. Timeline of Florida history - Wikipedia

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    July 21: Escambia County and St. John's County, Florida's first two counties are established. December 31: Andrew Jackson leaves office as the governor of Florida. 1822 March 30: Florida Territory is organized combining East Florida and West Florida. April 17: Florida's first civilian governor, William Pope Duval takes office.

  5. Shinkai (divine rank) - Wikipedia

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    The system got stricter. Shinto priests who did not collect heihaku faced penalties, but this did not work well. [2] The system changed a lot in the late eighth century under the Ritsuryo system. Many thought the Department of Divinities was losing power. But the number of state-supported shrines grew. [2]

  6. Shrine Parishioner Registration - Wikipedia

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    The Shrine Parishioner Registration act (氏子調, Ujiko shirabe) was a law in Japan that forcibly registered people in Shinto Shrines. [1] [2] It was implemented by the Meiji government from 1871 (Meiji 4) to 1873. [3] [4] It is a religious policy that obliged citizens to become parishioners of local shrines (gosha). [1] [2]

  7. Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America - Wikipedia

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    Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America, also sometimes known as Tsubaki America Jinja or in Japanese as amerika tsubaki ōkamiyashiro (アメリカ椿大神社), was the first Shinto shrine built in the mainland United States after World War II.

  8. History of Tenrikyo - Wikipedia

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    In 1899 the Shinto Main Bureau advised the Tenrikyo Church Headquarters officials about the possibility of official recognition as an independent religion (independent meaning to be classified directly under the Meiji government, which upheld State Shinto ideology). Tenrikyo leaders worked to systemize the Tenrikyo doctrine and institutionalize ...

  9. Twenty-Two Shrines - Wikipedia

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    The Twenty-Two Shrines (二十二社, Nijūni-sha) of Japan is one ranking system for Shinto shrines.The system was established during the Heian period and formed part of the government's systematization of Shinto during the emergence of a general anti-Chinese sentiment and the suppression of the Taoist religion. [1]