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Whenever Mount Chokai (right) erupted, the rank of Omonoimi no Kami the god of Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine (left) was raised. Shinkai (神階, "divine rank") is a system of ranking kami in Shinto. [1] [2] [3] Higher rank meant more lands were given to the shrine and it became wealthier and more powerful. [1]
Pages in category "Shinto shrines by ranking" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Beppyo shrine; C.
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]
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
Shinto shrines by ranking (14 C, 7 P) ... Pages in category "Shinto shrines" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
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.
For lists of Shinto shrines, see: List of Shinto shrines in Japan. List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto; List of Shinto shrines outside Japan. List of Shinto shrines in ...
Taisha is a term used to refer to a rank of Shinto shrines. A taisha (大社) (the characters are also read ōyashiro) is literally a "great shrine" [1] that was classified as such under the old system of shrine ranking, the shakaku (社格), abolished in 1946. [2] [3]