shrines are found Myojin Taisha (名神大社) ones listed as especially significant. Shikinai Taisha (式内大社) another class Shikinai Shosha (式內小社) minor shrines...

associated with the imperial family and received government support. The Kanpei-taisha were the most highly ranked shrines in Japan that were officially designated...

shakaku (社格), abolished in 1946. Originally Taisha referred to the 203 Myojin Taisha or the 492 Shikinai Taisha listed in the Engishiki Jinmyocho The term...

The Ise Shrine (Japanese: 伊勢神宮, Hepburn: Ise Jingū), located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu...

Taga-taisha (多賀大社) is a Shinto shrine located in the town of Taga, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is frequently referred to as O-Taga-san...

Kumano Hayatama Taisha (熊野速玉大社) is a Shinto shrine located in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, on the shores of the Kumanogawa in the Kii Peninsula of Japan...

Uda Mikumari Shrine (宇太水分神社, Uda Mikumari-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Uda, Nara, Japan. It is dedicated to mikumari [Wikidata], a female Shinto...

Sumitomo rebellion. In the Engishiki records, the shrine was named as a Myōjin-taisha, the only such shrine in Tosa Province. Per the "Hyakurensho" records of...

Izawa Jinja (伊射波神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Arashima neighborhood of the city of Toba in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the two shrines claiming...

three major rice planting festivals, along with Katori Jingu and Sumiyoshi Taisha. The ceremony became a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property...

magic, brewing sake and knowledge Kanayamahiko (金山比咩命), kami from the Nangū Taisha According to the Engishiki, there used to be only one god. According to...

Susaki Shrine (洲崎神社, Susaki Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the Susaki neighborhood of the city of Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two shrines...

Hongū Taisha Tanabe, Wakayama Myojin Taisha (名神) Kanpei-taisha (官大) 1948 Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shingū, Wakayama Shikinai Taisha Kanpei-taisha (官大) 1948...

Ikasuri Shrine (坐摩神社, Ikasuri jinja, also known as Zama jinja) is a major Shinto shrine located in central Osaka, Japan. Its annual festival is on April...

Ikoma Taisha (往馬大社). The formal name of the shrine is "Ikomaniimasu-Ikomatsuhiko Jinja (往馬坐伊古麻都比古神社)". This shrine is also known as "Ikoma-Taisha", which...

Yoshino Mikumari Shrine (吉野水分神社, Yoshino Mikumari-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Yoshino in Yoshino district, Nara, Japan. It is closely associated...

Sasamuta Jinja (西寒多神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Soda neighborhood of the city of Ōita in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the shrines claiming to...

Shikinai Shosha Kokuhei Shōsha Yes Izu Mishima Taisha Mishima, Shizuoka Kanpei Taisha Kai Kaina Shrine 1st location [ja] Fuefuki, Yamanashi Shikinai Shosha...

compiled during the reign of Emperor Daigo, which lists it as the only Shikinai Taisha in southern Kyushu (Hyuga, Osumi, and Satsuma). During the Kenkyū era...

Jinja (美保神社) is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The Taisha-zukuri Honden of 1813 is an Important Cultural Property. A collection of...

Jinja (佐太神社) is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The Taisha-zukuri north, central and south halls of 1807 are Important Cultural Properties...

Yaegaki Shrine (八重垣神社, Yaegaki Jinja), formerly known as Sakusa Shrine (佐久佐神社, Sakusa Jinja), is a Shinto shrine in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan....

major shrines in Shimane and Tottori Prefectures including Izumo-taisha, Kumano-taisha, and Ōgamiyama Jinja. The main deity is Susanoo-no-Mikoto, and his...

Sandai Jitsuroku'.: 141–143  It is recorded in the Engishiki Jinmyocho as a Shikinai Shosha. Tateyama appears in old texts. It is sometimes mixed up with another...

Mount Haguro (羽黒山, Haguro-san) is one of the Three Mountains of Dewa in the city of Tsuruoka, the ancient province of Dewa (a domain consisting of modern-day...

of the Sengen Jinja, as a subsidiary branch of the Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha, and initially was referred to as the "Shingu" (new shrine). Through the...

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...

Tsukubasan Shrine (筑波山神社, Tsukubasan jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the kami Izanagi (伊弉諾尊) and...

annual, but occasional. It resembles the Onbashira festival of the Suwa Taisha. Chichibu's annual night festival draws the biggest crowds. Celebrated in...