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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 into
It was established in 1877 to administer matters related to religion, including shrines and temples, and Sect Shinto such as Tenrikyo and Kurozumikyō. [1] It was a bureau of the Home Ministry. [2] [3] [1] In April 1900 (33rd year of Meiji), the bureau was divided into two bureaus, the Bureau of Shrines and the Bureau of Religion.
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]
Shinto: The Kami Way. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-0804835572; Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen (2010). A New History of Shinto. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1405155168; Rankin, Aidan (2011). Shinto: A Celebration of Life. Mantra Books. ISBN 978-1846944383; Yamakage, Motohisa (2012). The Essence of Shinto: Japan's Spiritual Heart. Kodansha International.
Pages in category "Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Shrine name Location Enshrined deity California: Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America (アメリカ出世稲荷神社) Los Angeles (宇迦之御魂神) Uka-no-Mitama-no-Kami (誉田別命) Homudawake-no-Mikoto (大床主神) Ōtokonushi-no-kami (武みかづちの神) Takemikaduchi-no-kami (経津主神) Futsunushi-no-kami
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The shrine was established in 1911, and its main annual festival was held on August 23. Kami enshrined here included Okunitama no kami (大国魂神), Ōkuninushi (as 大己貴神) and Sukunabikona (少彦名命). It was formerly a national shrine of the first rank (国幣大社, kokuhei taisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.