Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines

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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

  1. Imperial shrines (kampeisha), which are parsed into minor, medium, or major sub-categories; and
  2. 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]

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 (別表神社, beppyo jinja).

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]

Kanpei-sha[]

In 1871, the Kanpei-sha (官幣社) identified the hierarchy of government-supported shrines most closely associated with the imperial family.[5] The kampeisha were shrines venerated by the imperial family. This category encompasses those sanctuaries enshrining emperors, imperial family members, or meritorious retainers of the Imperial family.[1]

Imperial shrines, 1st rank[]

The most highly ranked Imperial shrines or Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社) encompassed 67 sanctuaries.[5]

name location notes
Kamo-wakeikazuchi jinja[5] Kita-ku, Kyoto one of the Twenty-two Shrines; Wake-ikazuchi-no-kami; ichinomiya of Yamashiro Province[6]
Kamo-mioya jinja[5] Sakyō-ku, Kyoto one of the Twenty-two Shrines; Tamayori-hime-no-mikoto; Kamo Taeketsunumi-no-mikoto; ichinomiya of Yamashiro Province[6]
Iwashimizu Hachimangū[5] Yawata, Kyoto one of the Twenty-two Shrines; Homuda-wakeno-mikoto (Emperor Ōjin); Okinaga-tarashi-hime-no-mikoto (Empress Jingū)
Matsunoo taisha[5] Ukyō-ku, Kyoto one of the Twenty-two Shrines; Oyamagui-no-mikoto; Nakatsushima-hime-no-mikoto
Hirano jinja[5] Kita-ku, Kyoto one of the Twenty-two Shrines; Imaki-no-kami, Kudo-no-kami; Furuaki-no-kami, Hime-kami
Fushimi Inari-taisha[5] Fushimi-ku, Kyoto one of the Twenty-two Shrines
Ōmiwa jinja[5] Sakurai, Nara one of the Twenty-two Shrines; ichinomiya of Yamato Province[6]
Ōyamato jinja[5] Tenri, Nara one of the Twenty-two Shrines
Isonokami jingū[7] Tenri, Nara one of the Twenty-two Shrines
Kasuga taisha[8] Nara, Nara one of the Twenty-two Shrines
Hirose taisha[5] Kawai, Nara one of the Twenty-two Shrines
Tatsuta taisha[5] Sangō, Nara one of the Twenty-two Shrines
Nibu-kawakami jinja[5] Higashiyoshino, Nara one of the Twenty-two Shrines
Hiraoka Shrine[5] Higashiosaka, Osaka ichinomiya of Kawachi Province[6]
Ōtori taisha[9] Sakai, Osaka ichinomiya of Izumi Province[6]
Sumiyoshi taisha[9] Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka one of the Twenty-two Shrines; ichinomiya of Settsu Province[6]
Ikukunitama jinja[9] Tennōji-ku, Osaka
Hirota jinja[9] Nishinomiya, Hyōgo one of the Twenty-two Shrines
Hikawa Shrine[10] Saitama, Saitama ichinomiya of Musashi Province[6]
Awa jinja[9] Tateyama, Chiba ichinomiya of Awa Province[6]
Katori jingū[11] Katori, Chiba ichinomiya of Shimōsa Province[6]
Kashima jingū[9] Kashima, Ibaraki ichinomiya of Hitachi Province[6]
Mishima Taisha[9] Mishima, Shizuoka ichinomiya of Izu Province[6]
Atsuta jingū[12] Atsuta-ku, Nagoya
Hinokuma Shrine[9] Wakayama, Wakayama ichinomiya of Kii Province[13]
Kunikakasu Shrine[9] Wakayama, Wakayama ichinomiya of Kii Province[13]
Izumo taisha[9] Izumo, Shimane ichinomiya of Izumo Province[14]
Usa jingū[9] Usa, Ōita ichinomiya of Buzen Province[13]
Izanagi Shrine[9] Awaji, Hyōgo ichinomiya of Awaji Province[13]
Kashii-gū[9] Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
Miyazaki jingū[9] Miyazaki, Miyazaki
Kashihara jinjū[9] Kashihara, Nara
Heian jingū[9] Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
Kehi Shrine[9] Tsuruga, Fukui ichinomiya of Echizen Province[14]
Kagoshima jingū[9] Kirishima, Kagoshima ichinomiya of Ōsumi Province[13]
Udo jingū[9] Nichinan, Miyazaki
Asama jinja[9] Fujinomiya, Shizuoka[15] Konohana-sakuya-hime-no-mitoko
Takebe jinja[9] Ōtsu, Shiga[16] Yamato-takeru-no-mitoko; ichinomiya of Ōmi Province[6]
Hokkaidō jingū[17] Sapporo, Hokkaidō ichinomiya of Ezo Province[18]
Munakata Taisha[9] Munakata, Fukuoka
Yoshino Shrine[19] Yoshino, Nara
Taiwan jingū[20] Taipei, Taiwan now extinct
Karafuto jinja[20] Toyohara, Karafuto removed from Sakhalyn
Yasaka jinja[20] Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto one of the Twenty-two Shrines
Itsukushima jinja[20] Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima ichinomiya of Aki Province[13]
Hie jinja[10] Chiyoda, Tokyo Oyamagui-no-kami
Suwa Taisha[20] Suwa, Nagano ichinomiya of Shinano Province[14]
Kamayama Shrine[20] Wakayama, Wakayama
Hakozaki-gū[20] Higashi-ku, Fukuoka ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province[13]
Aso jinja[20] Aso, Kumamoto ichinomiya of Higo Province[13]
Taga taisha[20] Taga, Shiga
Kirishima jingū[20] Kirishima, Kagoshima
Chōsen Jingū[20] Seoul, Korea now extinct
Omi Shrine[20] Ōtsu, Shiga
Gassan Shrine Tsuruoka, Yamagata one of the Three Mountains of Dewa
Meiji jingū[21] Shibuya, Tokyo
Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha[22] Fujinomiya, Shizuoka ichinomiya of Suruga Province[6]
Hiyoshi taisha[5] Ōtsu, Shiga one of the Twenty-Two Shrines
Takebe taisha Ōtsu, Shiga ichinomiya of Ōmi Province[14]
Kumano Hongū Taisha Tanabe, Wakayama
Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shingū, Wakayama
Niutsuhime jinja Katsuragi, Wakayama
Buyeo County, Korea now extinct
Kantō jingū Ryōjun, Kwantung Leased Territory now extinct
Nan'yō jinja[23] Koror, Palau Amaterasu Ōmikami. holy relics and kami were evacuated by submarine in 1944[24]

Imperial shrines, 2nd rank[]

The mid-range of ranked Imperial shrines or Kanpei-chūsha (官幣中社) included 23 sanctuaries.[9]

name location notes
Shiramine jingū[25] Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto Emperor Junnin; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940
Akama jingū[20] Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Emperor Antoku; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940
Minase jinja[25] Shimamoto, Osaka Emperor Go-Toba, Emperor Tsuchimikado and Emperor Juntoku; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940
Kamakura-gū[20] Kamakura, Kanagawa[26] Morinaga-shinnō
Iinoya-gū[20] Kita-ku, Hamamatsu[27] Munenaga-shinnō
[20] Yatsushiro, Kumamoto[28] Kanenaga-shinnō, Nganari--shinnō
Umenomiya jinja.[20] Ukyō-ku, Kyoto[29] Sakatoke-no-kami, Ōwakako-no-kami, Satatokeko-no-kami
Kifune jinja.[20] Sakyō-ku, Kyoto Kuraokami-no-kami
Ōharano jinja.[20] Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto.[20] Take-mikazuchi-no-mitoko, Iwainushi-no-mitoko, Hime-kami
Yoshida jinja.[20] Sakyō-ku, Kyoto Take-mikazuchi-no-mitoko, Iwainushi-no-mitoko, Hime-kami
Kitano Tenmangū.[20] Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto Sugawara no Michizane
.[20] Unzen Tsukiomi-no-mitoko
.[20] Kamikawa, Saitama[30] Amaterasu Ōmikami, Susanoo-no-mikoto
Chūō-ku, Osaka ichinomiya of Settsu Province[6]
Soeda, Fukuoka
Yatsushiro-gū Yatsushiro, Kumamoto
Kanegasaki-gū[31] Tsuruga, Fukui[32] Takanaga Shinnō, Tsunenaga shinnō
Dazaifu Tenmangū.[31] Dazaifu, Fukuoka Sugawara no Michizane
Ikuta jinja[31] Chūō-ku, Kobe Waka-hirume-no-mikoto
Nagata jinja.[31] Nagata-ku, Kobe[33] Kotohshironushi-no-mikoto
().[31] Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Harima Waka-hirume-no-mikoto
.[31] Ame no Oshihone-no-mikoto (Ame-n-oshiho-mimi-no-mitoko)
[31] Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi[34] the aramitama of the Sun Goddess, Tsuki-sasaki-itsu no mitama-amasakaru-muka-tsu-hime-no- mitoko; ichinomiya of Nagato Province[13]
Kibitsu jinja[31] Okayama, Okayama Ōkibitsu-hiko-no-mikoto, son of Emperor Korei; ichinomiya of Bitchū Province[13]
Kumano Nachi Taisha[31] Nachikatsuura, Wakayama[35] Ketsumiko, Kumano Hayatama-no-kami, Kumano Fusumi-no-kami
[31] Wakayama, Wakayama[36] Ōya-hiko-no-mikoto
[31] Yasu, Shiga[37] Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto
.[31] Tainan, Taiwan now extinct; Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa-no-mikoto

Imperial shrines, 3rd rank[]

The lowest ranked among the Imperial shrines or Kanpei-shōsha (官幣小社) were five sanctuaries.[31]

name location notes
Ōkunitama jinja.[31] Fuchū, Tokyo[38] Musashi no Ōkuni-tama-no-kami
.[31] Higashi-ku, Fukuoka[39] Uwatsutsunoo-no-mikoto, Kakatsutsunoo-no-mitoko, Sokotsutsunoo-no-mikoto
Sumiyoshi Jinja.[31] Hakata-ku, Fukuoka[40] Uwatsutsunoo-no-mikoto, Kakatsutsunoo-no-mitoko, Sokotsutsunoo-no-mikoto; ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province[13]
Kamado-jinja.[31] Dazaifu, Fukuoka[41] Tamayori-hime
Naminoue jinja.[31] Naha, Okinawa[42] Hayatama-no-o, Izanami, Kotosaka-no-o-no-mikoto; ichinomiya of Ryūkyū[43]

Other Imperial shrines[]

In addition to the officially ranked Imperial shrines, a further grouping of Bekkaku kanpeisha (別格官幣社), special shrines that fell outside this ranking system, was created at a later date.[44]

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.

name location notes
Keta Shrine Hakui, Ishikawa ichinomiya of Noto Province[14]
Nangū Taisha Tarui, Gifu ichinomiya of Mino Province[6]
Tado Shrine Kuwana, Mie
Matsue, Shimane ichinomiya of Izumo Province[14]
Imabari, Ehime ichinomiya of Iyo Province[13]
Kōra taisha Kurume, Fukuoka ichinomiya of Chikugo Province[13]

National shrines, 2nd rank[]

The mid-range of ranked, nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Chūsha (国幣中社) encompassed 47 sanctuaries.

name location notes
Hakodate Hachiman Shrine Hakodate, Hokkaidō
Shiogama jinja Shiogama, Miyagi ichinomiya of Mutsu Province[14]
Yuza, Yamagata ichinomiya of Dewa Province
Tanagura, Fukushima ichinomiya of Mutsu Province[14]
Isasumi jinja Aizumisato, Fukushima ichinomiya of Iwashiro Province
Nikkō Futarasan jinja Nikkō, Tochigi ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province[14]
Utsunomiya, Tochigi ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province[14]
Tomioka, Gunma ichinomiya of Kōzuke Province[14]
Ōarai, Ibaraki
Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
Ichinomiya, Chiba ichinomiya of Kazusa Province[6]
Samukawa jinja Samukawa, Kanagawa ichinomiya of Sagami Province[6]
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Kamakura, Kanagawa
Ichinomiya Asama jinja Fuefuki, Yamanashi ichinomiya of Kai Province[6]
Ueda, Nagano
Yahiko jinja Yahiko, Niigata ichinomiya of Echigo Province[14]
Imizu Jinja Takaoka, Toyama ichinomiya of Etchū Province
Hakusan, Ishikawa ichinomiya of Kaga Province[14]
Wakasahiko Shrine Obama, Fukui ichinomiya of Wakasa Province[14]
Masumida jinja Ichinomiya, Aichi ichinomiya of Owari Province[6]
Inuyama, Aichi
Aekuni jinja ichinomiya of Iga Province[6]
Kameoka, Kyoto ichinomiya of Tanba Province[14]
Miyazu, Kyoto ichinomiya of Tango Province[14]
Izushi jinja Toyooka, Hyōgo ichinomiya of Tajima Province[14]
Iwa jinja Shisō, Hyōgo ichinomiya of Harima Province[13]
Nakayama Shrine Tsuyama, Okayama ichinomiya of Mimasaka Province[13]
Okayama, Okayama ichinomiya of Bizen Province[13]
Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
Tottori, Tottori ichinomiya of Inaba Province[13]
Okinoshima, Shimane ichinomiya of Oki Province[14]
Matsue, Shimane
Hōfu, Yamaguchi ichinomiya of Suō Province[13]
Takamatsu, Kagawa ichinomiya of Sanuki Province[13]
Kotohira-gu Kotohira, Kagawa
Saijō, Ehime
Tokushima, Tokushima
Naruto, Tokushima ichinomiya of Awa Province[13]
Tosa jinja Kōchi, Kōchi ichinomiya of Tosa Province[13]
Ōita, Ōita ichinomiya of Bungo Province[13]
Karatsu, Saga
Iki, Nagasaki
Tsushima, Nagasaki ichinomiya of Tsushima Province
Chinzei Taisha Suwa jinja Nagasaki, Nagasaki
Satsumasendai, Kagoshima ichinomiya of Satsuma Province[13]

National shrines, 3rd rank[]

The lowest ranked, nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Shōsha (国幣小社) includes 50 sanctuaries.

name location notes
Iwakiyama jinja Hirosaki, Aomori ichinomiya of Mutsu Province
Akita, Akita
Ōshū, Iwate ichinomiya of Rikuchū Province
Tsuruoka, Yamagata one of the Dewa Sanzan
Tsuruoka, Yamagata one of the Dewa Sanzan
Chichibu jinja Chichibu, Saitama
Hakone jinja Hakone, Kanagawa
Oguni jinja Mori, Shizuoka ichinomiya of Tōtōmi Province[6]
Shizuoka Sengen jinja Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
Atami, Shizuoka
Togakushi jinja Nagano, Nagano
Azumino, Nagano
Watatsu jinja Sado, Niigata ichinomiya of Sado Province[14]
Takase jinja Nanto, Toyama ichinomiya of Etchū Province[14]
Tateyama, Toyama ichinomiya of Etchū Province[14]
Kaga, Ishikawa
Echizen, Fukui
Minashi Jinja Takayama, Gifu ichinomiya of Hida Province[14]
Gifu, Gifu
Toga jinja Toyokawa, Aichi ichinomiya of Mikawa Province[6]
Tsushima, Aichi
Inazawa, Aichi
Kibitsuhiko jinja Okayama, Okayama ichinomiya of Bizen Province[13]
Kibitsu jinja Fukuyama, Hiroshima ichinomiya of Bingo Province[13]
Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Ōgamiyama jinja Yonago, Tottori
Yurihama, Tottori ichinomiya of Hōki Province[14]
Izumo, Shimane
Ōda, Shimane ichinomiya of Iwami Province[14]
Izumo, Shimane
Matsue, Shimane
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
Chiriku Hachiman Shrine Miyaki, Saga ichinomiya of Buzen Province
Yusuhara Hachimangū Oita, Oita ichinomiya of Bungo Province[13]
Fujisaki Hachiman jinja Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Tsuno jinja Tsuno, Miyazaki ichinomiya of Hyūga Province[13]
Hirasaki-jinja Ibusuki, Kagoshima ichinomiya of Satsuma Province[13]
Seoul, Korea extinct
Busan, Korea extinct
Daegu, Korea extinct
Heijō Jinja Pyongyang, Korea extinct
Gwangju, Korea extinct
Chuncheon, Korea extinct
Jeonju, Korea extinct
Hamhung, Korea extinct
Shinchiku Jinja Hsinchu, Taiwan extinct
Taichu Jinja Taichung, Taiwan extinct
Kagi Jinja Chiayi, Taiwan extinct

"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]

Metropolitan shrines[]

"Metropolitan shrines" were known as Fu-sha (府社).[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]

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.[44]

Prefectural shrines[]

"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]

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]

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

See also[]

Notes[]

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  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2; retrieved 2013-1-28.
  15. ^ Asama Shrine: Fujinomiya, Shizuoka = Ōmiya in Suruga province
  16. ^ Takebe Taisha: Ōtsu, Shiga = Seta in Ōmi province
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  26. ^ Kamakura-gū: Kamakura, Kanagawa = Kamakura in Sagami province
  27. ^ Iinoya-gū:Kita-ku, Hamamatsu = Iya in Tōtōmi province.
  28. ^ Yatsushiro Shrine: Yatsushiro, Kumamoto = Yatsushiro in Higo province
  29. ^ Umenomiya Shrine: Ukyō-ku, Kyoto = Umetsu in Yamashiro province
  30. ^ Kanasana Shrine: Kamikawa, Saitama = Aoyagi in Musashi province.
  31. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Ponsonby-Fane. Imperial, p. 127.
  32. ^ Kanegazaki Shrine: Tsuruga, Fukui = Tsuruga in Echizen province
  33. ^ Nagata Shrine: Nagata-ku, Kobe = Kobe in Settsu province.
  34. ^ Sumiyoshi Shrine: Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi = Katsuyama in Nagato province
  35. ^ Kumano Nachi Taisha: Nachikatsuura, Wakayama = Nachi in Kii province; n.b., Kii Province (紀伊国, Kii no Kuni) = Kishū (紀州), was a province of Honshū in Wakayama Prefecture and Mie Prefecture.
  36. ^ Itakeso Shrine: Wakayama, Wakayama = Nishiyama Higashimura in Kii province; n.b., Kii Province (紀伊国, Kii no Kuni) = Kishū (紀州)
  37. ^ Mikami Shrine: Yasu, Shiga = Mikamimura in Ōmi province
  38. ^ Ōkunitama jinja at Fuchū, Tokyo = Fuchū in Musashi province
  39. ^ Shigaumi Shrine: Higashi-ku, Fukuoka = Fukuoka, Chikuzen province
  40. ^ Sumiyoshi Shrine: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka = Fukuoka in Chikuzen province
  41. ^ Kamado Shrine: Dazaifu, Fukuoka = Fukuoka in Chikuzen province
  42. ^ Naminoe Shrine: Naha, Okinawa = Wakasa on Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu Kingdom
  43. ^ Kerr, George H. (1953). Ryukyu Kingdom and Province before 1945, p. 203.
  44. ^ Jump up to: a b "Modern Shrine Ranking System". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Kokugakuin University. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

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