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...

yashiro. Miniature shrines (hokora) can occasionally be found on roadsides. Large shrines sometimes have on their precincts miniature shrines, sessha (摂社) or...

Shinto shrines Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines Saiō Sugari no Ontachi – One of the sacred treasures of Ise Grand Shrine Twenty-Two Shrines In the...

shrines Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines Twenty-Two Shrines 全国のお稲荷さんの総本宮、伏見稲荷大社を参拝しました。 [Nationwide Inari Shrines, I visited the Fushimi Inari-taisha...

Heian period ranked system of Shinto shrines, and along with the Ise Grand Shrine, one of the two royal ancestral shrines for the Imperial family. It is one...

its will) as vocational functions in their service to shrines. As time passed, they left the shrines and began working independently in secular society....

Shinto shrines Twenty-Two Shrines Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines Mitarashi dango Richard, Ponsonby-Fane. (1964) Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan...

Asa-mi-ke-sai, Yuu-mi-ke-sai List of Shinto shrines Twenty-Two Shrines Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History:...

on the ground Shrine maidens in Kasuga-taisha Ema (wishes) in asuga-taisha shrine Japan portal List of Shinto shrines Twenty-Two Shrines List of National...

Inari-taisha shrine was among the twenty-two shrines chosen by the court to receive imperial patronage, a high honor. The second Inari shrine, Takekoma Inari...

Shinto shrines Miwa clan Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines Mount Miwa Twenty-Two Shrines Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964). Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan...

Temizuya, a pavilion for ritual purification at the entrance to Shinto shrines Nishioka Kazuhiko (March 31, 2007). "Misogi". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Kokugakuin...

given to them. Since these shrines are listed in the Beppyō of the regulations, they are called "Beppyō Shrines". The Beppyō shrine will be given special treatment...

locations. The kami are worshipped at kamidana household shrines, family shrines, and jinja public shrines. The latter are staffed by priests, known as kannushi...

complex that in some shrines it can take ten years for the priests to learn them. The priesthood was traditionally hereditary. Some shrines have drawn their...

Vestige of primeval forest List of Shinto shrines Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines Twenty-Two Shrines Yurihonjo hinakaido, an annual traditional...

generally only one head priest and one assistant priest per shrine. Some beppyo shrines have an assistant head priest (権宮司, gongūji) role ranking below...

shrine, displayed for part of the Gion Matsuri in the second week of July. List of Shinto shrines Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines Twenty-Two Shrines...

Kanawa ("The Iron Crown"). List of Shinto shrines Twenty-Two Shrines Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History:...

for the purification rituals often performed at Shinto shrines in Japanese religion, where shrine-goers wash themselves with water before entering the sacred...

classified Shinto shrines as either official government shrines or "other" shrines. The official shrines were divided into Imperial shrines (kampeisha), which...

This is a list of notable Shinto shrines in Japan. There are tens of thousands of shrines in Japan. Shrines with structures that are National Treasures...

the Twenty-Two Shrines (specifically the Upper Seven Shrines). Formerly ranked as a Kanpei Taisha under the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines, it...

the spear congealed and turned into an island named Onogoro (淤能碁呂島). The two descended to the island and, setting up their dwelling, erected a 'heavenly...

spirit. Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康) enshrined at Nikkō Tōshō-gū and similar shrines. Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣秀吉) enshrined at Toyokuni-jinja. All Emperors and...

ubume. Komainu A pair of lion-dogs that guard the entrances of temples and shrines. Komayō A mysterious enchantress (駒妖) from the Kansai region who appears...

rank of government supported shrines. List of Shinto shrines Twenty-Two Shrines Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto...

Shinto kami. There are many shrines dedicated to the goddess including Chiyo shrine, Tsubaki America Shrine and Tsubaki Grand Shrine. In some, she is worshiped...

(秋祭り, Akimatsuri). List of Shinto shrines Twenty-Two Shrines Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines "Shinto shrines | Japan | Rods Shinto". shintoshrines...

to Shinto shrines. For lists of Shinto shrines, see: List of Shinto shrines in Japan List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto List of Shinto shrines outside Japan...