Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines

The modern system of ranked Shinto shrines, is a system of ranking shinto shrines that was used in the Japanese Empire to determine how much money it gave the shtinres. It was an intrinsic part of Japanese State Shinto.

This system classified Shinto shrines into two categories: official government shrines and "other" shrines.The official shrines were divided into

1. Imperial shrines (kampeisha), which are in 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]

All listed shrines on this page with the exception of Ise Grand Shrine and others noted in the notes are Beppyo shrines

History

On May 14th, 1871, the Daijō-kan issued a decree establishing the modern shrine system. This system ranked Shinto shrines hierarchically and specified the levels of priests who could officiate at each level of shrine.^[4] However, these rankings were abolished in 1946 when they were considered "State Shinto" by the Occupation Shinto Directive. The Association of Shinto Shrines currently maintains a slightly different list of Special Shrines known as Beppyo shrines

Ise Grand Shrine

name	location	notes
Ise Grand Shrine	Ise, Mie	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Upper Seven; Outside of classification due to being first ranked

Kan-sha

The Kan-sha system, which referred to official government shrines, had two subcategories - Kanpei-sha, also known as government shrines, and Kokuhei-sha, which were national shrines.".^[4]

Kanpei-sha

In 1871, the Japanese government created the Kanpei-sha system to group Shinto shrines according to their relationship with the imperial family. The topmost category comprised of shrines that honored imperial family members, emperors, or those who served the imperial family well. These shrines were viewed as the ones most connected to the imperial family and were backed by the government...^[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, 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, 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 Shrine[5]	Sangō, Nara	Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven
Ōmiwa jinja[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 Shrine[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	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight
Niukawakami Shrine[5]	Higashiyoshino, Nara	Myojin Taisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight
Itsukushima jinja[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 (city)	Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha	ichinomiya of Musashi Province[6]
Katori Shrine[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 Shrine[9]	Usa, Ōita	Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha	ichinomiya of Buzen Province[11]
Kashii-gū[9]	Higashi-ku, Fukuoka	Kokushi genzaisha , Chokusaisha
Kashihara Shrine[9]	Kashihara, Nara	Chokusaisha
Heian Shrine[9]	Sakyō-ku, Kyoto	Chokusaisha
Omi Shrine[10]	Ōtsu	Chokusaisha
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 Shrine[16]	Atsuta-ku, Nagoya	Myojin Taisha
Hinokuma Shrine[9]	Wakayama (city)	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Kii Province,[11] shared with Kunikakasu Shrine;
Kunikakasu Shrine[9]	Wakayama (city)	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Kii Province;[11] shared with Hinokuma Shrine;
Izanagi Shrine[9]	Awaji, Hyōgo	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Awaji Province[11]
Miyazaki-jingū[9]	Miyazaki (city)
Kehi Shrine[9]	Tsuruga, Fukui	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Echizen Province[12]
Kagoshima Shrine[9]	Kirishima, Kagoshima	Shikinai Taisha	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 Shrine[19]	Sapporo		ichinomiya of Ezo Province[20]
Munakata Taisha[9]	Munakata, Fukuoka	Myojin Taisha
Yoshino Shrine[21]	Yoshino, Nara
Taiwan Grand Shrine[10]	Taipei		now extinct
Karafuto Shrine[10]	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Karafuto Prefecture		removed from Sakhalin
Hie Shrine[13]	Chiyoda, Tokyo		Ōyamakui-no-kami
Suwa-taisha[10]	Suwa, Nagano	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Shinano Province[12]
Kamayama Shrine[10]	Wakayama (city)
Hakozaki Shrine[10]	Higashi-ku, Fukuoka	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province[11]
Aso jinja[10]	Aso, Kumamoto	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Higo Province[11]
Taga-taisha[10]	Taga, Shiga		Sannomiya
Kirishima-Jingū[10]	Kirishima, Kagoshima
Chōsen Jingu[10]	Seoul, Korea		now extinct
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
Niutsuhime Shrine	Katsuragi, Wakayama	Myojin Taisha
Fuyo Jingu	Buyeo County, Korea		never completed[23]
Kantō Shrine	Lüshunkou District, Kwantung Leased Territory		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 middle-level Imperial shrines were called Kanpei-chūsha (官幣中社) and there were 23 of them. They were not as important as the highest-ranked shrines and didn't get as much money from the government...^[9]

name	location	category	notes
Ōharano Shrine.[10]	Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto.[10]	Kokushi genzaisha	Take-mikazuchi-no-mitoko, Iwainushi-no-mitoko, Hime-kami, one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven;
Umenomiya Shrine.[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	Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight, Take-mikazuchi-no-mitoko, Iwainushi-no-mitoko, Hime-kami[27]
Kitano Tenmangū.[10]	Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto	Kokushi genzaisha	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 Shrine[28]	Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto		Emperor Junnin; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940
Akama Shrine[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]		Prince Moriyoshi
Iinoya-gū[10]	Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu[30]		Munenaga-shinnō
Yatsushiro-gū[10]	Yatsushiro, Kumamoto[31]		Kanenaga-shinnō, Nganari--shinnō
Kanasana Jinja	Kodama District, Saitama
Ikasuri Shrine	Chūō-ku, Osaka	Shikinai Taisha	ichinomiya of Settsu Province[6]
Hikosan Jingū	Soeda, Fukuoka
Kanegasaki-gū[32]	Tsuruga, Fukui[33]		Prince Takanaga, Prince Tsunenaga
Dazaifu Tenmangū.[32]	Dazaifu, Fukuoka		Sugawara no Michizane
Ikuta jinja[32]	Chūō-ku, Kobe	Myojin Taisha	Waka-hirume-no-mikoto
Nagata Shrine.[32]	Nagata-ku, Kobe[34]	Myojin Taisha	Kotohshironushi-no-mikoto
Watatsumi jinja.[32]	Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Harima Province	Myojin Taisha	Waka-hirume-no-mikoto
Hikosan Jingū.[32]	Soeda, Fukuoka, Fukuoka		Ame no Oshihone-no-mikoto (Ame-no-shiho-mimi-no-mitoko)
Sumiyoshi-jinja[32]	Shimonoseki[35]	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[32]	Okayama	Myojin Taisha	Ōkibitsu-hiko-no-mikoto, son of Emperor Kōrei; ichinomiya of Bitchū Province[11]
Kumano Nachi Taisha[32]	Nachikatsuura[36]	Kokushi genzaisha	Ketsumiko, Kumano Hayatama-no-kami, Kumano Fusumi-no-kami
Itakiso Jinja[32]	Wakayama (city)[37]	Myojin Taisha	Ōya-hiko-no-mikoto
Mikami Shrine[32]	Yasu, Shiga[38]	Myojin Taisha	Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto
Tainan Shrine.[32]	Tainan		now extinct; Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa-no-mikoto

Imperial shrines, 3rd rank

There were five shrines that had the lowest rank among the Imperial shrines, and they were known as Kanpei-shōsha (官幣小社).^[32]

name	location	Category	notes
Ōkunitama Shrine.[32]	Fuchū, Tokyo[39]		Musashi no Ōkuni-tama-no-kami
Shigaumi jinja.[32]	Higashi-ku, Fukuoka[40]	Myojin Taisha	Uwatsutsunoo-no-mikoto, Kakatsutsunoo-no-mitoko, Sokotsutsunoo-no-mikoto,
Sumiyoshi Shrine.[32]	Hakata-ku, Fukuoka[41]	Myojin Taisha	Uwatsutsunoo-no-mikoto, Kakatsutsunoo-no-mitoko, Sokotsutsunoo-no-mikoto; ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province[11]
Kamado-jinja.[32]	Dazaifu, Fukuoka[42]	Myojin Taisha	Tamayori-hime
Naminoue Shrine.[32]	Naha, Okinawa[43]		Hayatama-no-o, Izanami, Kotosaka-no-o-no-mikoto; ichinomiya of Ryukyu Islands[44]

Other Imperial shrines

After the creation of the officially ranked Imperial shrines, another group of special shrines known as Bekkaku kanpeisha (別格官幣社) was established. These shrines were not included in the ranking system of the Imperial shrines, but they were still considered to be of imperial status.^[45]

name	location	Category	notes
Yasukuni Shrine	Chiyoda, Tokyo	Chokusaisha	Gokoku Shrines are categorized separately but considered branches of this shrine[46]
Uesugi Shrine	Yonezawa, Yamagata
Ryōzen Shrine	Date, Fukushima
Tokiwa Jinja	Mito, Ibaraki
Karasawayama Shrine	Tochigi Sano, Tochigi
Komikado Shrine	Narita, Chiba
Oyama Shrine (Ishikawa)	Kanazawa
Fujishima Shrine	Fukui (city)
Fukui Shrine	Fukui (city)
Kunōzan Tōshō-gū	Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
Yūki Shrine	Tsu, Mie
Kitabatake Shrine	Tsu, Mie
Goō Shrine	Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
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	Yamaguchi (city)
Noda Shrine	Yamaguchi (city)
Saga Shrine	Saga (city)
Kikuchi Shrine	Kikuchi, Kumamoto
Terukuni jinja	Kagoshima
Yamauchi Shrine	Kōchi Prefecture Kōchi, Kōchi
Nikkō Tōshō-gū	Nikkō
Nashinoki Shrine	Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto
Kenkun Shrine	Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

Kokuhei-sha

The Kokuhei-sha (国幣社) classified the government-supported shrines in a hierarchy, based on their national significance. The kokuheisha, on the other hand, were shrines that enshrined local kami considered beneficial to their respective areas.^[1]

National shrines, 1st rank

The six most highly ranked, nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Taisha (国幣大社) were considered the top tier of the national shrines.

name	location	Category	notes
Keta Shrine	Hakui, Ishikawa	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Noto Province[12]
Nangū Taisha	Tarui, Gifu	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Mino Province[6]
Tado Shrine	Kuwana, Mie	Myojin Taisha	Ninomiya,
Kumano Taisha	Matsue, Shimane	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Izumo Province[12]
Ōyamazumi Shrine	Imabari, Ehime	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Iyo Province[11]
Kōra taisha	Kurume, Fukuoka	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Chikugo Province[11]

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 jinja	Shiogama, Miyagi	Shikigeisha	ichinomiya of Mutsu Province[12]
Ōmonoimi-jinja	Yuza, Yamagata	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Dewa Province;
Tsutsukowake jinja	Tanagura, Fukushima	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Mutsu Province[12]
Isasumi jinja	Aizumisato, Fukushima	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Iwashiro Province
Nikkō Futarasan jinja	Nikkō, Tochigi	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province[12]
Utsunomiya Futarayama jinja	Utsunomiya, Tochigi	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province[12]
Ichinomiya Nukisaki jinja	Tomioka, Gunma	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Kōzuke Province[12]
Oarai Isosaki Shrine	Ōarai, Ibaraki	Myojin Taisha
Sakatsura Isozaki Shrine	Hitachinaka, Ibaraki	Myojin Taisha
Tamasaki jinja	Ichinomiya, Chiba	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Kazusa Province[6]
Samukawa jinja	Samukawa, Kanagawa	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Sagami Province[6]
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū	Kamakura, Kanagawa
Ichinomiya Asama jinja	Fuefuki, Yamanashi	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Kai Province[6]
Ikushimatarushima Shrine	Ueda, Nagano	Myojin Taisha
Yahiko jinja	Yahiko, Niigata	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Echigo Province[12]
Imizu Jinja	Takaoka, Toyama	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Etchū Province
Shirayamahime jinja	Hakusan, Ishikawa		ichinomiya of Kaga Province[12]
Wakasahiko Shrine	Obama, Fukui	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Wakasa Province[12]
Masumida jinja	Ichinomiya, Aichi	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Owari Province[6]
Ōagata jinja	Inuyama, Aichi	Myojin Taisha	Ninomiya,
Aekuni jinja	Ueno, Iga		ichinomiya of Iga Province[6]
Izumo daijingu	Kameoka, Kyoto	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Tanba Province[12]
Kono jinja	Miyazu, Kyoto	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Tango Province[12]
Izushi jinja	Toyooka, Hyōgo	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Tajima Province[12]
Iwa jinja	Shisō, Hyōgo	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Harima Province[11]
Nakayama Shrine	Tsuyama, Okayama	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Mimasaka Province[11]
Ani Shrine	Okayama, Okayama	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Bizen Province[11]
Hayatani Shrine	Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima		Ninomiya
Ube jinja	Tottori, Tottori	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Inaba Province[11]
Mizuwakasu Shrine	Okinoshima, Shimane	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Oki Province[12]
Miho jinja	Matsue, Shimane
Tamanooya jinja	Hōfu, Yamaguchi		ichinomiya of Suō Province[11]
Tamura jinja	Takamatsu, Kagawa	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Sanuki Province[11]
Kotohira-gu	Kotohira, Kagawa
Isono Shrine	Saijō, Ehime	Myojin Taisha
Inbe Shrine	Tokushima, Tokushima	Myojin Taisha
Ōasahiko jinja	Naruto, Tokushima	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Awa Province[11]
Tosa jinja	Kōchi, Kōchi	Shikinai Taisha	ichinomiya of Tosa Province[11]
Sasamuta jinja	Ōita, Ōita	Shikinai Taisha	ichinomiya of Bungo Province[11]
Tashima Shrine	Karatsu, Saga	Myojin Taisha
Sumiyoshi Shrine (Iki City)	Iki, Nagasaki	Myojin Taisha
Kaijin Shrine	Tsushima, Nagasaki	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Tsushima Province;
Chinzei Taisha Suwa jinja	Nagasaki, Nagasaki
Nitta Shrine (Satsumasendai City)	Satsumasendai, Kagoshima		ichinomiya of Satsuma Province[11]

National shrines, 3rd rank

There are 50 nationally significant shrines that are classified as Kokuhei Shōsha, which are the lowest ranked shrines in the modern system of ranked Shinto shrines.

name	location	category	notes
Iwakiyama Jinja	Hirosaki, Aomori		ichinomiya of Mutsu Province
Koshiō Shrine	Akita, Akita	Kokushi genzaisha
Komagata Shrine	Ōshū, Iwate		ichinomiya of Rikuchū Province
Dewa jinja	Tsuruoka, Yamagata		one of the Three Mountains of Dewa
Yudonosan jinja	Tsuruoka, Yamagata		one of the Three Mountains of Dewa
Chichibu Shrine	Chichibu, Saitama		Shinomiya
Hakone Shrine	Hakone, Kanagawa
Oguni Jinja	Mori, Shizuoka		ichinomiya of Tōtōmi Province[6]
Shizuoka Sengen jinja	Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
Izusan Jinja	Atami, Shizuoka
Togakushi Shrine	Nagano, Nagano
Hotaka Shrine	Azumino, Nagano	Myojin Taisha
Watatsu Shrine	Sado, Niigata		ichinomiya of Sado Province[12]
Takase Shrine	Nanto, Toyama		ichinomiya of Etchū Province[12]
Oyama Shrine	Tateyama, Toyama		ichinomiya of Etchū Province[12]
Sugo Ishibe Shrine	Kaga, Ishikawa		Ninomiya
Tsurugi Shrine	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 jinja	Tsushima, Aichi
Owari Ōkunitama jinja	Inazawa, Aichi
Kibitsuhiko jinja	Okayama, Okayama	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Bizen Province[11]
Kibitsu jinja	Fukuyama, Hiroshima		ichinomiya of Bingo Province[11]
Nunakuma Shrine	Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Ōgamiyama Shrine	Yonago, Tottori
Shitori jinja	Yurihama, Tottori		ichinomiya of Hōki Province[12]
Hinomisaki Shrine	Izumo, Shimane
Mononobe jinja	Ōda, Shimane		ichinomiya of Iwami Province[12]
Susa jinja	Izumo, Shimane
Sada Jinja	Matsue, Shimane
Iminomiya Shrine	Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
Chiriku Hachiman Shrine	Miyaki, Saga		ichinomiya of Buzen Province
Yusuhara Hachimangū	Oita, Oita		ichinomiya of Bungo Province[11]
Fujisaki Hachiman jinja	Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Tsuno-jinja	Tsuno, Miyazaki		ichinomiya of Hyūga Province[11]
Hirasaki Shrine	Ibusuki, Kagoshima		ichinomiya of Satsuma Province[11]
Keijo Jinja	Seoul, Korea		extinct
Ryūtōzan Jinja	Busan, Korea		extinct
Taikyu Jinja	Daegu, Korea		extinct
Heijō Shrine	Pyongyang, Korea		extinct
Kōshū Jinja	Gwangju, Korea		extinct
Kōgen Jinja	Chuncheon, Korea		extinct
Zenshū Jinja	Jeonju, Korea		extinct
Kankō Jinja	Hamhung, Korea		extinct
Shinchiku Jinja	Hsinchu, Taiwan		extinct
Taichu Jinja	Taichung, Taiwan		extinct
Kagi Shrine	Chiayi, Taiwan		extinct

Gokoku shrines

Gokoku shrines were ranked separately^[a] They were considered branches of Yasukuni Shrine.^[46] 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	yes
Akita Prefecture Gokoku Shrine	Akita (city)	yes
Yamagata Prefecture Gokoku Shrine	Yamagata	yes
Fukushima Gokoku Shrine	Fukushima	yes
Ibaraki Prefectural Gokoku Shrine	Mito, Ibaraki	yes
Gunma Gokoku Shrine	Takasaki	yes
Chiba Gokoku Shrine	Chiba (city) Chūō-ku, Chiba	yes
Niigata Gokoku Shrine	Niigata (city) Chūō-ku, Niigata	yes
Toyama Gokoku Shrine	Toyama city	yes
Ishikawa Gokoku Shrine	Kanazawa	yes
Fukui Gokoku Shrine	Fukui (city)	yes
Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine	Kōfu	yes
Nagano Gokoku Shrine	Matsumoto, Nagano	yes
Gifu Gokoku Shrine	Gifu	yes
Shizuokaken Gokoku Shrine	Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City	yes
Aichi Gokoku Shrine	Naka-ku, Nagoya	yes
Mie Prefecture Gokoku Shrine	Tsu, Mie	yes
Shiga Prefecture Gokoku Shrine	Hikone, Shiga	yes
Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine	Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture	yes
Osaka Gokoku Shrine	Suminoe-ku, Osaka	yes
Hyogo Himeji Gokoku Shrine	Himeji	yes
Hyogo Prefecture Kobe Gokoku Shrine	Nada-ku, Kobe	yes
Nara Gokoku Shrine	Nara (city)	yes
Matsue Gokoku Shrine	Matsue	yes
Hamada Gokoku Shrine	Hamada, Shimane	yes
Okayama Gokoku Shrine	Naka-ku, Okayama	yes
Bingo Gokoku Shrine	Fukuyama, Hiroshima	yes
Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine	Naka-ku, Hiroshima	yes
Yamaguchi Prefecture Gokoku Shrine	Yamaguchi (city)	yes
Tokushima Gokoku Shrine	Tokushima (city)	yes
Ehime Prefecture Gokoku Shrine	Matsuyama	yes
Kochi Gokoku Shrine	Kōchi (city)	yes
Fukuoka Prefecture Gokoku Shrine	Chūō-ku, Fukuoka	yes
Saga Gokoku Shrine	Saga (city)	yes
Nagasaki Gokoku Shrine	Nagasaki	yes
Oita Gokoku Shrine	Ōita (city)	yes
Kagoshima Prefecture Gokoku Shrine	Kagoshima	yes
Miyazaki Gokoku Shrine	Miyazaki	yes	Not a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the war
Kumamoto Gokoku Shrine	Kumamoto	yes	Not a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the war
Okinawa Gokoku Shrine	Okinawa	no
Hida Gokoku Shrine	Takayama, Gifu	no
Aomori Gokoku Shrine	Aomori	no
Wakayama Gokoku Shrine	Wakayama (city)	no
Meguro Gokoku Shrine	Meguro	no
Iki Gokoku Shrine	Iki, Nagasaki	no
Kagawa Gokoku Shrine	Zentsūji, Kagawa	no
Kawanami Gokoku Shrine	Kawaminami, Miyazaki	no
Saitama Gokoku Shrine	Saitama (city)	no
Sapporo Gokoku Shrine	Sapporo	no
Tanao Gokoku Shrine	Hekinan	no
Tochigi Gokoku Shrine	Tochigi (city)	no
Nōhi Gokoku Shrine	Ōgaki, Gifu	no
Hakodate Gokoku Shrine	Hakodate	no
Matsumae Gokoku Shrine	Matsumae, Hokkaido	no
Taiwan Gokoku Shrine	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.

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	Suginami	－
Yushima Tenmangū	Bunkyō
Atago Shrine (Kyoto)	Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Ukyō-ku, Kyoto	Small company (小社)
Osaka Tenmangū	Kita-ku, Osaka
Kōzu-gū	Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Prefectural Shrine (県社)
Sumiyoshi Shrine (Hokkaidō)	Otaru
Kamikawa Shrine	Asahikawa
Obihiro Shrine	Obihiro
Tarumaezan Shrine	Tomakomai
Saruka Jinja	Hirakawa, Aomori
Shiwa Inari Shrine	Shiwa District, Iwate Shiwa, Iwate	－
Morioka Hachimangū	Morioka	－
Kinkasan Shrine	Ishinomaki	Small editorial company (小社論社)
Takekoma Inari Shrine	Iwanuma
Taiheiyama Miyoshi Shrine	Akita (city)
Akita Suwa Shrine	Senboku District, Akita Misato, Akita
Kinpō Jinja	Tsuruoka
Kumano Shrine (Yamagata)	Nan'yō, Yamagata
Ayukai Hachimangu	Nishiokitama District, Yamagata Shirataka	－
Yachi Hachimangu	Nishimurayama District, Yamagata Kahoku, Yamagata	－
Chōkai gassan ryōsho-gu	Yamagata	－
Sagae Hachimangu	Sagae	－
Tsukubasan Shrine	Tsukuba	Myojin Taisha (名神)・Small company (小社)
Mito Tōshō-gū	Mito, Ibaraki	－
Mitsumine Shrine	Chichibu, Saitama
Hodosan Shrine	Nagatoro, Saitama
Yakyu Inari Shrine	Higashimatsuyama, Saitama
Hikawa Shrine (Kawagoe)	Kawagoe, Saitama
Washinomiya Shrine	Kuki, Saitama
Koma Shrine	Hidaka, Saitama
Enoshima Shrine	Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Iseyama Kotaijingu	Yokohama	－
Hiratsuka Hachimangu	Hiratsuka
Hōtoku Ninomiya Shrine	Odawara	－
Ooyama Aburi Shrine	Isehara, Kanagawa	Small company (小社)
Hakusan Shrine	Niigata (city) Chūō-ku, Niigata	Small editorial company (小社論社)
Hie Shrine (Toyama)	Toyama (city)	－
Onominato Shrine	Kanazawa	Small company (小社)
Shinmei Shrine	Fukui (city)
Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Asama Shrine	Fujiyoshida
Fuji Omuro Asama Shrine	Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Fujikawaguchiko
Takeda Shrine	Kōfu	－
Fukashi Shrine	Matsumoto, Nagano
Tenaga Shrine	Suwa, Nagano
Takemizuwake Shrine	Chikuma, Nagano	Myojin Taisha (名神)
Nyakuichi Ouji Shrine	Ōmachi, Nagano
Sakurayama Hachimangu	Takayama, Gifu
Akihasan Hongū Akiha Jinja	Tenryū Ward
Shirahama Shrine	Shimoda, Shizuoka	Myojin Taisha (名神)
Yaizu Shrine	Yaizu
Oi Shrine	Shimada, Shizuoka
Gosha-Suwa-jinja	Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu
Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine	Naka Ward, Nagoya City
Chiryu Shrine	Chiryū	Small company (小社)
Tsubaki Grand Shrine	Suzuka, Mie	Small editorial company (小社論社)
Himure Hachiman-gū	Ōmihachiman
Nagahama Hachimangu	Nagahama, Shiga
Nishinomiya Shrine	Nishinomiya
Itatehyōzu Shrine	Himeji	Small company (小社)
Hiromine Shrine	Himeji	Kokushi genzaisha (国史)
Oishi Shrine	Akō, Hyōgo	－
Tada Shrine	Kawanishi, Hyōgo	－
Isonozatakumushitama Shrine	Yamatotakada, Nara	Taisha (大社)
Tokei Shrine	Tanabe, Wakayama
Hirahama Hachimangu	Matsue
Yaegaki Shrine	Matsue	Small company (小社)
Fukuyama Hachimangū	Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Kameyama Shrine	Kure, Hiroshima
Hōfu Tenmangū	Hōfu
Kotozaki Hachimangu	Ube, Yamaguchi
Kameyama Hachimangū	Shimonoseki
Ishizuchi Shrine	Saijō, Ehime
Warei Shrine	Uwajima, Ehime
Iyozu Hikomei Shrine	Matsuyama	Myojin Taisha (名神)
Koshi Tenmangu shrine	Kōchi (city)
Miyajidake Shrine	Fukutsu, Fukuoka
Kurume Suitengū	Kurume City
Kushida Shrine	Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
Furogu Shrine	Ōkawa, Fukuoka
Tobata Hachimangu	Kitakyushu Tobata-ku, Kitakyūshū
Kosou Hachimangu	Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū
Umi Hachiman-gū	Kasuya District, Fukuoka Umi, Fukuoka
Otomi Shrine	Buzen, Fukuoka
Terumo shrine	Chūō-ku, Fukuoka
Noso Hachimangu	Iizuka, Fukuoka
Yūtoku Inari Shrine	Kashima, Saga	－
Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine	Sasebo
Aoi Aso Shrine	Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
Hachiman Asami Shrine	Beppu
Kasuga Shrine	Ōita (city)
Kanbashiragu shrine	Miyakonojō
Sano Shrine	Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki Takaharu, Miyazaki

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.^[45]

District shrine

"District shrines" were known as Gō-sha (郷社).^[4]

Name	location	Category	notes
Hokutan Shrine	Shōnai, Yamagata	－
Osugi Shrine	Inashiki
Igusa Hachimangu	Suginami	－
Inage Shrine	Kawasaki, Kanagawa Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki
Fuji Yamashitamiya Komuro Asama Shrine	Fujiyoshida
Fuji Rokusho Sengen Shrine	Fuji, Shizuoka	Small company (小社)
Imamiya Ebisu Shrine	Naniwa-ku, Osaka
Taikodani Inari Shrine	Kanoashi District, Shimane Tsuwano, Shimane
Tsunomine Shrine	Anan, Tokushima
Washio Atago Shrine	Nishi-ku, Fukuoka
Tagata Shrine			not a Beppyo shrine
Yatsurugi-jinja			not a Beppyo shrine

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	Matsumoto, Nagano	－
Kinomiya Shrine	Atami
Futami Okitama Shrine	Ise, Mie
Aga Shrine	Higashiōmi
Hijiyama Shrine	Hiroshima Minami-ku, Hiroshima
Wakamatsu Ebisu Shrine	Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū
Aoshima Shrine	Miyazaki (city)
Takachiho Shrine	Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Takachiho, Miyazaki	Kokushi genzaisha (国史)
Amanoiwato Shrine	Takachiho Town, Nishiusuki District
Yurahime Shrine	Oki-gun, Shimane	Myojin Taisha (名神)	Oki Province Ichinomiya, not a Beppyo shrine
Amanotanagao Shrine	Iki, Nagasaki	Myojin Taisha (名神)	Iki 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]

Name	location	Category	notes
Sarutahiko Shrine	Ise, Mie		－
Takahashi Inari Shrine	Kumamoto		－
Suitengū (Tokyo)			Not a Beppyo shrine

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

Related pages

• List of Shinto shrines
• Twenty-Two Shrines
• Myojin Taisha
• Kokushi genzaisha
• Beppyo shrine

Notes

1. Miyazaki Gokoku Shrine and Kumamoto Gokoku Shrine were completed after World War II, when the war ended and the Ministry of Home Affairs was abolished, so they were not designated by the Minister of Home Affairs and are actually correctly designated as "equivalent to designated Gokoku-jinja Shrine.