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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
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] It involved the ...
The Shinkai system was linked to the Myōjin and ranked deity shrine systems. The Myojin system ranked deities and the Kanpei kokuhei-sha system ranked shrines. Its goal was to control important shrines for the state. [2] At first, the state shrine system did not work well. It was meant for festivals for Japan's deities. At that time only a few ...
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. G.
Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines (4 C, 2 P) Myōjin Taisha (9 C, 106 P) S. Shikigeisha (1 C, 2 P) Shikinaisha (2 C) ... Pages in category "Shinto shrines by ...
Ise Jingu is made up of 125 Shinto shrines. - CNN Since the Edo period (between 1603 and 1868), pilgrims have come to this region to visit Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine.
However, with the development of State Shinto and increasing emphasis on Emperor Jimmu, the shrine was promoted to Imperial Shrine, 2nd rank (官幣中社, Kanpei Chūsha) in 1885 and then to Imperial Shrine, 1st rank (官幣大社, Kanpei-taisha) in 1915. It is the only example of a shrine which was promoted from the lowest rank to the highest ...
After the war, the prewar shrine non-religious system was dismantled and everything became a religious corporation. Many shrines were once merged and then revived. Even after the shrine was nominally enshrined, there were some places where facilities such as the shrine were left, and it was easy to rehabilitate in those places.