Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines

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]

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).

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 are Beppyo shrines.

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 List of Special Shrines (別表神社, beppyo jinja).

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 Izawa-no-miya the Shima Province Ichinomiya was considered part of it, as was Izawa-jinja which was also seen as the Shima Province Ichinomiya

Kashima Jingu and Katori Jingu were considered the two shrines directly below Ise Jingu.

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]

For future tables, red cells denote shrines in the Japanese colonial empire.

Kanpei-sha

In 1871, the Japanese government established the Kanpei-sha (官幣社) system to classify Shinto shrines based on their level of association with the imperial family. The highest category included shrines that venerated the imperial family members, emperors, or meritorious retainers of the Imperial family. These shrines were considered to be the most closely associated with the imperial family and received government support.^[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
Katori jingu[6]	Katori, Chiba	Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha	ichinomiya of Shimōsa Province[7] directly under Ise Grand Shrine, Futsunushi
Kashima Jingū[8]	Kashima, Ibaraki	Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha	ichinomiya of Hitachi Province[7] directly under Ise Grand Shrine, Takemikazuchi
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[7]
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[7]
Kasuga-taisha[9]	Nara	Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Upper Seven, Takemikazuchi, Futsunushi, Ame no Koyane, Himegami
Matsunoo Taisha[5]	Ukyō-ku, Kyoto	Myojin Taisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Upper Seven; Oyamakui-no-mikoto; Nakatsushima-hime-no-mikoto, Tsukuyomi-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, Himegami
Fushimi Inari-taisha[5]	Fushimi-ku, Kyoto	Myojin Taisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Upper Seven; Inari Ōkami, Ukanomitama
Tatsuta Taisha[5]	Sangō, Nara	Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven, Shinatsuhiko
Ōmiwa Shrine[5]	Sakurai, Nara	Myojin Taisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven; ichinomiya of Yamato Province[7] Ōmononushi Ōnamuchi Sukunahikona-no-kami Mount Miwa
Isonokami Shrine[10]	Tenri, Nara	Myojin Taisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven, Futsu-no-mitama [ja]
Ōyamato Shrine[5]	Tenri, Nara	Myojin Taisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven, Yamato Okunitama
Hirose Taisha[5]	Kawai, Nara	Myojin Taisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven
Sumiyoshi-taisha[8]	Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka	Myojin Taisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven; ichinomiya of Settsu Province,[7] Sumiyoshi sanjin, Empress Jingū
Hiyoshi Taisha[5]	Ōtsu	Myojin Taisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight, Ninomiya, Ōkuninushi, Oyamakui no Kami
Hirota Shrine[8]	Nishinomiya	Myojin Taisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight, Amaterasu
Yasaka Shrine[11]	Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto	Kokushi genzaisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight, Susanoo-no-Mikoto (Gion cult, Yashimajinumi
Niukawakami Shrine[5]	Higashiyoshino, Nara	Myojin Taisha	one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight
Itsukushima Shrine[11]	Hatsukaichi	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Aki Province[12] proposed addition to the Twenty-Two Shrines, Ichikishimahime [ja], Tagitsuhime [ja], Takiribime [ja]
Izumo-taisha[8]	Izumo, Shimane	Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha	ichinomiya of Izumo Province[13] head shrine of Izumo-taishakyo, sometimes seen as a rival to Ise Grand Shrine, Susanoo-no-Mikoto
Hikawa Shrine[14]	Saitama	Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha	ichinomiya of Musashi Province[7]Susanoo Kushinadahime Ōkuninushi Ashinazuchi Tenazuchi
Usa Jingū[8]	Usa, Ōita	Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha	ichinomiya of Buzen Province[12]Hachiman
Kashii-gū[8]	Higashi-ku, Fukuoka	Kokushi genzaisha, Chokusaisha	Emperor Chuai, Empress Jingu
Kashihara Jingu[8]	Kashihara, Nara	Chokusaisha	Emperor Jimmu, Himetataraisuzu-hime
Heian Jingu[8]	Sakyō-ku, Kyoto	Chokusaisha	Emperor Kanmu Emperor Kōmei
Meiji Jingu[15]	Shibuya	Chokusaisha	Emperor Meiji Empress Shoken
Omi Jingū[11]	Ōtsu	Chokusaisha	Emperor Tenji
Awa Shrine[8]	Tateyama, Chiba	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Awa Province[7] Ame-no-Futodama
Aso Shrine[11]	Aso, Kumamoto	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Higo Province[12] Takeiwatatsu-no-Mikoto [ja]
Atsuta Jingu[16]	Atsuta-ku, Nagoya	Myojin Taisha	Atsuta no Ōkami Amaterasu Susanoo Yamatotakeru Miyazu-hime Takeinadane [ja]
Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha[8][17]	Fujinomiya, Shizuoka[18]	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Suruga Province,[7] Konohanasakuya-hime
Gassan Shrine	Tsuruoka	Myojin Taisha	one of the Three Mountains of Dewa; Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto
Hakozaki Shrine[11]	Higashi-ku, Fukuoka	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province[12]Emperor Ōjin Empress Jingū Tamayori-hime
Hinokuma Jingu[8]	Wakayama	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Kii Province,[12] shared with Kunikakasu Shrine;
Hie Shrine[14]	Chiyoda, Tokyo		Oyamakui no Kami
Hiraoka Shrine[5]	Higashiōsaka	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Kawachi Province[7] Ame-no-Koyane, Hime-gami, Futsunushi, Takemikazuchi
Hokkaidō Jingū[19]	Sapporo		ichinomiya of Ezo Province[20] Ōkunitama, Ōkuninushi, and Sukunahikona,
Ikukunitama Shrine[8]	Tennōji-ku, Osaka	Myojin Taisha
Izanagi Jingu[8]	Awaji, Hyōgo	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Awaji Province[12] Izanagi, Izanami
Kehi Jingu[8]	Tsuruga, Fukui	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Echizen Province[13]
Kagoshima Jingū[8]	Kirishima, Kagoshima	Shikinai Taisha	ichinomiya of Ōsumi Province[12]Hoori Toyotama-hime Emperor Chūai Emperor Ōjin Empress Jingū
Kamayama Shrine[11]	Wakayama		Itsuse no Mikoto (彦五瀬命)
Kirishima Jingū[11]	Kirishima, Kagoshima		Konohanasakuya-hime Hoori Toyotama-hime Ugayafukiaezu Tamayori-bime Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Kumano Hongū Taisha	Tanabe, Wakayama	Myojin Taisha
Kumano Hayatama Taisha	Shingū, Wakayama	Shikinai Taisha
Kunikakasu Shrine[8]	Wakayama	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Kii Province;[12] shared with Hinokuma Shrine;
Mishima Taisha[8]	Mishima, Shizuoka	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Izu Province,[7] Ōyamatsumi
Miyazaki Jingū[8]	Miyazaki		Emperor Jimmu Ugayafukiaezu Tamayori-bime
Munakata Taisha[8]	Munakata, Fukuoka	Myojin Taisha	Ichikishimahime [ja], Tagitsuhime [ja], Takiribime [ja]
Niutsuhime Shrine	Katsuragi, Wakayama	Myojin Taisha	Niutsuhime-no-Ōkami Kōyamiko-no-Ōkami Ōgetsuhime-no-kami Ichikishimahime-no-Ōkami
Ōtori taisha[8]	Sakai	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Izumi Province[7] Ōtori-no-muraji and Yamato Takeru
Suwa-taisha[11]	Suwa, Nagano	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Shinano Province[13]Takeminakata Yasakatome Kotoshironushi
Takebe taisha[8]	Ōtsu[21]	Myojin Taisha	Yamato-takeru-no-mitoko; ichinomiya of Ōmi Province[7]
Taga-taisha[11]	Taga, Shiga		Sannomiya Izanagi, Izanami
Udo Jingū[8]	Nichinan, Miyazaki		Ugayafukiaezu Amaterasu Ame-no-oshihomimi Ninigi-no-Mikoto Hoori Emperor Jimmu
Yoshino Jingu[22]	Yoshino, Nara		Emperor Go-Daigo
Taiwan Grand Shrine[11]	Taipei, Taiwan		now extinct
Karafuto Shrine[11]	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Karafuto Prefecture, Russia		removed from Sakhalin
Chōsen Jingu[11]	Seoul, Korea under Japanese rule		now extinct Kunitama Okami Amaterasu Okami
Fuyo Jingū	Buyeo County, Korea		never completed[23]Emperor Ōjin (Hachiman), Empress Kōgyoku, Emperor Tenji, Empress Jingū
Kantō Jingu	Lüshunkou District, Kwantung Leased Territory, China		now extinct Emperor Meiji Amaterasu Omikami
Nan'yō Shrine[24]	Koror, Palau		Amaterasu Ōmikami. holy relics and kami were evacuated by submarine in 1944[25]

Imperial shrines, 2nd rank

The mid-range of ranked Imperial shrines or Kanpei Chūsha (官幣中社) included 23 sanctuaries. These shrines were considered to be of intermediate rank among the government-supported shrines and were given lesser financial support compared to the Kanpei-taisha.^[8]

name	location	category	notes
Ōharano Shrine.[11]	Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto.[11]	Kokushi genzaisha	Take-mikazuchi-no-mitoko, Futsunushi Ame-no-Koyane, Himegami, one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven;
Kifune Shrine.[11]	Sakyō-ku, Kyoto	Myojin Taisha	Kuraokami-no-kami, one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight
Kitano Tenmangū.[11]	Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto	Kokushi genzaisha	Sugawara no Michizane , one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight
Umenomiya Taisha.[11]	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.[11]	Sakyō-ku, Kyoto	Shikigeisha [ja; simple]	Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight, Take-mikazuchi-no-mitoko, Futsunushi Ame-no-Koyane, Himegami,[27]
Akama Jingu[11]	Shimonoseki		Emperor Antoku; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940
Dazaifu Tenmangū.[28]	Dazaifu, Fukuoka		Sugawara no Michizane
Hikosan Jingū.[28]	Soeda, Fukuoka Prefecture		Amenooshihomimi Izanagi Izanami-no-Mikoto
Iinoya-gū[11]	Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu[29]		Munenaga-shinnō
Ikasuri Shrine	Chūō-ku, Osaka	Shikinai Taisha	ichinomiya of Settsu Province[7] Zamagami
Ikuta Shrine[28]	Chūō-ku, Kobe	Myojin Taisha	Wakahiru-me
Itakiso Shrine[28]	Wakayama (city)[30]	Myojin Taisha	Isotakeru-no-kami [ja] (五十猛神)
Kamakura-gū[11]	Kamakura[31]		Morinaga-shinnō
Kanasana Shrine	Kodama District, Saitama	Myojin Taisha	Amaterasu, Susanoo-no-Mikoto
Kanegasaki-gū[28]	Tsuruga, Fukui[32]		Takanaga Shinnō, Tsunenaga shinnō
Kibitsu Shrine[28]	Okayama	Myojin Taisha	Ōkibitsu-hiko-no-mikoto, son of Emperor Kōrei; ichinomiya of Bitchū Province[12]
Kumano Nachi Taisha[28]	Nachikatsuura[33]	Kokushi genzaisha	Ketsumiko, Kumano Hayatama-no-kami, Kumano Fusumi-no-kami
Minase Shrine[34]	Shimamoto, Osaka		Emperor Go-Toba, Emperor Tsuchimikado and Emperor Juntoku; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940
Mikami Shrine[28]	Yasu, Shiga[35]	Myojin Taisha	Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto [ja]
Nagata Shrine.[28]	Nagata-ku, Kobe[36]	Myojin Taisha	Kotohshironushi-no-mikoto
Shiramine Jingū[34]	Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto		Emperor Junnin; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940
Sumiyoshi Shrine[28]	Shimonoseki[37]	Myojin Taisha	Sumiyoshi sanjin, the aramitama of the Sun Goddess, Tsuki-sasaki-itsu no mitama-amasakaru-muka-tsu-hime-no- mitoko; ichinomiya of Nagato Province[12]
Yatsushiro-gū[11]	Yatsushiro, Kumamoto[38]		Prince Kaneyoshi
Watatsumi Shrine.[28]	Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Harima Province	Myojin Taisha	Watatsumi
Tainan Shrine.[28]	Tainan, Taiwan		now extinct; Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa-no-mikoto

Imperial shrines, 3rd rank

There were five shrines that were considered the lowest ranked among the Imperial shrines. They were called Kanpei-shōsha (官幣小社).^[28]

name	location	Category	notes
Kamado Shrine.[28]	Dazaifu, Fukuoka[39]	Myojin Taisha	Tamayori-bime Emperor Ōjin Empress Jingū
Naminoue Shrine.[28]	Naha, Okinawa[40]		Izanami, Hayatama, Kotosaka; ichinomiya of Ryukyu Islands[41]
Ōkunitama Shrine.[28]	Fuchū, Tokyo[42]		Ōkuninushi Okunitama
Shikaumi Shrine.[28]	Higashi-ku, Fukuoka[43]	Myojin Taisha	Uwatsutsunoo-no-mikoto, Kakatsutsunoo-no-mitoko, Sokotsutsunoo-no-mikoto,
Sumiyoshi Shrine.[28]	Hakata-ku, Fukuoka[44]	Myojin Taisha	Uwatsutsunoo-no-mikoto, Kakatsutsunoo-no-mitoko, Sokotsutsunoo-no-mikoto; ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province[12]

Other Imperial shrines

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

name	location	Category	notes
Yasukuni Shrine	Chiyoda, Tokyo	Chokusaisha	Gokoku Shrines are categorized separately but considered branches of this shrine[46]
Abeno Shrine	Abeno-ku, Osaka
Fujishima Shrine	Fukui (city)
Fukui Shrine [ja; simple]	Fukui (city)
Goō Shrine	Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto
Karasawayama Shrine	Tochigi Sano, Tochigi
Kenkun Shrine	Kita-ku, Kyoto
Kikuchi Shrine	Kikuchi, Kumamoto
Kitabatake Shrine	Tsu, Mie
Komikado Shrine	Narita, Chiba
Kunōzan Tōshō-gū	Suruga-ku, Shizuoka
Minatogawa Shrine	Chūō-ku, Kobe, Kobe, Japan
Nashinoki Shrine [ja; simple]	Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto
Nawa Shrine	Saihaku District, Tottori Daisen, Tottori
Nikkō Tōshō-gū	Nikkō
Oyama Shrine	Kanazawa
Ryōzen Shrine	Date, Fukushima
Saga Shrine [ja; simple]	Saga (city)
Shijōnawate Shrine	Shijōnawate
Tanzan Shrine	Sakurai, Nara
Toyokuni Shrine (Kyoto)	Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Toyosaka Shrine [ja; simple]	Yamaguchi (city)
Noda Shrine [ja; simple]	Yamaguchi (city)
Terukuni shrine	Kagoshima
Tokiwa shrine	Mito, Ibaraki
Uesugi Shrine	Yonezawa, Yamagata
Yamauchi Shrine [ja; simple]	Kōchi Prefecture Kōchi, Kōchi
Yūki Shrine	Tsu, Mie

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	Category	notes
Keta Taisha	Hakui, Ishikawa	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Noto Province[13] Ōkuninushi
Kōra taisha	Kurume, Fukuoka	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Chikugo Province[12] Hachiman
Kumano Taisha	Matsue, Shimane	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Izumo Province[13] Sumiyoshi sanjin
Nangū Taisha	Tarui, Gifu	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Mino Province[7]
Ōyamazumi Shrine	Imabari, Ehime	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Iyo Province[12] Ōyamatsumi
Tado Taisha	Kuwana, Mie	Myojin Taisha	Ninomiya, Amatsuhikone

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
Aekuni Shrine	Ueno, Iga		ichinomiya of Iga Province[7]
Ani Shrine	Okayama, Okayama	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Bizen Province[12]
Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine	Yuza, Yamagata	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Dewa Province;
Chinzei Taisha Suwa Shrine	Nagasaki, Nagasaki
Hakodate Hachiman Shrine	Hakodate, Hokkaidō
Hayatani Shrine	Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima		Ninomiya
Ichinomiya Nukisaki Shrine	Tomioka, Gunma	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Kōzuke Province[13]
Isasumi Shrine	Aizumisato, Fukushima	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Iwashiro Province
Ichinomiya Asama Shrine	Fuefuki, Yamanashi	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Kai Province[7]
Ikushimatarushima Shrine	Ueda, Nagano	Myojin Taisha
Imizu Shrine	Takaoka, Toyama	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Etchū Province
Izumo daijingu	Kameoka, Kyoto	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Tanba Province[13]
Izushi Shrine	Toyooka, Hyōgo	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Tajima Province[13]
Iwa Shrine	Shisō, Hyōgoe	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Harima Province[12]
Isono Shrine	Saijō, Ehime	Myojin Taisha
Inbe Shrine	Tokushima, Tokushima	Myojin Taisha
Kaijin Shrine	Tsushima, Nagasaki	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Tsushima Province;
Kono Shrine	Miyazu, Kyoto	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Tango Province[13]
Kotohira-gu	Kotohira, Kagawa
Masumida Shrine	Ichinomiya, Aichi	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Owari Province[7]
Mizuwakasu Shrine	Okinoshima, Shimane	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Oki Province[13]
Miho Shrine	Matsue, Shimane
Nakayama Shrine	Tsuyama, Okayama	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Mimasaka Province[12]
Nikkō Futarasan Shrine	Nikkō, Tochigi	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province[13]
Nitta Shrine	Satsumasendai, Kagoshima		ichinomiya of Satsuma Province[12]
Ōasahiko Shrine	Naruto, Tokushima	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Awa Province[12]
Ōagata Shrine	Inuyama, Aichi	Myojin Taisha	Ninomiya,
Oarai Isosaki Shrine	Ōarai, Ibaraki	Myojin Taisha
Shiogama Shrine	Shiogama, Miyagi	Shikigeisha [ja; simple]	ichinomiya of Mutsu Province[13]
Sakatsura Isosaki Shrine	Hitachinaka, Ibaraki	Myojin Taisha
Sumiyoshi Shrine (Iki City)	Iki, Nagasaki	Myojin Taisha
Samukawa Shrine	Samukawa, Kanagawa	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Sagami Province[7]
Shirayamahime Shrine	Hakusan, Ishikawa		ichinomiya of Kaga Province[13]
Sasamuta Shrine	Ōita, Ōita	Shikinai Taisha	ichinomiya of Bungo Province[12]
Tsutsukowake Shrine	Tanagura, Fukushima	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Mutsu Province[13]
Tamanooya Shrine	Hōfu, Yamaguchi		ichinomiya of Suō Province[12]
Tamasaki Shrine	Ichinomiya, Chiba	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Kazusa Province[7]
Tamura Shrine	Takamatsu, Kagawa	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Sanuki Province[12]
Tashima Shrine	Karatsu, Saga	Myojin Taisha
Tosa Shrine	Kōchi, Kōchi	Shikinai Taisha	ichinomiya of Tosa Province[12]
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū	Kamakura, Kanagawa
Utsunomiya Futarayama Shrine	Utsunomiya, Tochigi	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province[13]
Ube Shrine	Tottori, Tottori	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Inaba Province[12]
Wakasahiko Shrine	Obama, Fukui	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Wakasa Province[13]
Yahiko Shrine	Yahiko, Niigata	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Echigo Province[13]

National shrines, 3rd rank

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

Name	location	category	notes
Chichibu Shrine	Chichibu, Saitama		Shinomiya
Chiriku Hachiman Shrine	Miyaki, Saga		ichinomiya of Buzen Province
Dewa Shrine	Tsuruoka, Yamagata		one of the Three Mountains of Dewa
Fujisaki-hachimangu	Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Hakone Shrine	Hakone, Kanagawa
Hinomisaki Shrine	Izumo, Shimane
Hirasaki Shrine	Ibusuki, Kagoshima		ichinomiya of Satsuma Province[12]
Hotaka Shrine	Azumino, Nagano	Myojin Taisha
Iminomiya Shrine	Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
Inaba Shrine	Gifu, Gifu
Iwakiyama Shrine	Hirosaki, Aomori		ichinomiya of Mutsu Province
Izusan Shrine	Atami, Shizuoka
Kibitsuhiko Shrine	Okayama, Okayama	Myojin Taisha	ichinomiya of Bizen Province[12]
Kibitsu Shrine	Fukuyama, Hiroshima		ichinomiya of Bingo Province[12]
Koshiō Shrine	Akita, Akita	Kokushi genzaisha
Komagata Shrine	Ōshū, Iwate		ichinomiya of Rikuchū Province
Minashi Shrine	Takayama, Gifu		ichinomiya of Hida Province[13]
Mononobe Shrine	Ōda, Shimane		ichinomiya of Iwami Province[13]
Nunakuma Shrine	Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Ōgamiyama Shrine	Yonago, Tottori
Oguni shrine	Mori, Shizuoka		ichinomiya of Tōtōmi Province[7]
Owari Ōkunitama Shrine	Inazawa, Aichi
Oyama Shrine	Tateyama, Toyama		ichinomiya of Etchū Province[13]
Sada Shrine	Matsue, Shimane
Shitori Shrine	Yurihama, Tottori		ichinomiya of Hōki Province[13]
Shizuoka Sengen Shrine	Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
Susa Shrine	Izumo, Shimane
Sugo Ishibe Shrine [ja; simple]	Kaga, Ishikawa		Ninomiya
Tsushima Shrine	Tsushima, Aichi
Tsurugi Shrine [ja; simple]	Echizen, Fukui		Ninomiya
Togakushi Shrine	Nagano, Nagano
Takase Shrine	Nanto, Toyama		ichinomiya of Etchū Province[13]
Toga Shrine	Toyokawa, Aichi		ichinomiya of Mikawa Province[7]
Tsuno Shrine	Tsuno, Miyazaki		ichinomiya of Hyūga Province[12]
Watatsu Shrine	Sado, Niigata		ichinomiya of Sado Province[13]
Yudonosan Shrine	Tsuruoka, Yamagata		one of the Three Mountains of Dewa
Yusuhara Hachimangū	Oita, Oita		ichinomiya of Bungo Province[12]
Heijō Shrine	Pyongyang, Korea		extinct
Kagi Shrine	Chiayi, Taiwan		extinct
Kankō Shrine [simple]	Hamhung, Korea		extinct
Keijō Shrine	Seoul, Korea		extinct
Kōshū Shrine [simple]	Gwangju, Korea		extinct
Kōgen Shrine [simple]	Chuncheon, Korea		extinct
Ryūtōsan Shrine	Busan, Korea		extinct
Shinchiku Shrine [simple]	Hsinchu, Taiwan		extinct
Taichu Shrine	Taichung, Taiwan		extinct
Taikyu Shrine [simple]	Daegu, Korea		extinct
Zenshū Shrine [simple]	Jeonju, Korea		extinct

Gokoku shrines

Gokoku shrines were ranked separately.^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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 [ja]	Akita (city)	yes
Yamagata Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Yamagata	yes
Fukushima Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Fukushima (city)	yes
Ibaraki Prefectural Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Mito, Ibaraki	yes
Gunma Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Takasaki	yes
Chiba Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Chiba (city) Chūō-ku, Chiba	yes
Niigata Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Niigata (city) Chūō-ku, Niigata	yes
Toyama Gokoku Shrine	Toyama (city)	yes
Ishikawa Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Kanazawa	yes
Fukui Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Fukui (city)	yes
Yamanashi Gokoku Shrine [ja; de; simple]	Kōfu	yes
Nagano Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Matsumoto, Nagano	yes
Gifu Gokoku Shrine	Gifu	yes
Shizuokaken Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Aoi Ward, Shizuoka (city)	yes
Aichi Gokoku Shrine	Naka-ku, Nagoya	yes
Mie Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Tsu, Mie	yes
Shiga Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja; sv; simple]	Hikone, Shiga	yes
Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine	Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture	yes
Osaka Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Suminoe-ku, Osaka	yes
Hyogo Himeji Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Himeji	yes
Hyogo Prefecture Kobe Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Nada-ku, Kobe	yes
Nara Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Nara (city)	yes
Matsue Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Matsue	yes
Hamada Gokoku Shrine	Hamada, Shimane	yes
Okayama Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Naka-ku, Okayama	yes
Bingo Gokoku Shrine	Fukuyama, Hiroshima	yes
Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine	Naka-ku, Hiroshima	yes
Yamaguchi Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Yamaguchi (city)	yes
Tokushima Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Tokushima (city)	yes
Ehime Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Matsuyama	yes
Kochi Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Kōchi, Kōchi	yes
Fukuoka Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Chūō-ku, Fukuoka	yes
Saga Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Saga (city)	yes
Nagasaki Gokoku Shrine	Nagasaki	yes
Oita Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Ōita (city)	yes
Kagoshima Prefecture Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Kagoshima	yes
Miyazaki Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Miyazaki (city)	yes	Not a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the war
Kumamoto Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Kumamoto	yes	Not a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the war
Okinawa Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Okinawa Prefecture	no
Hida Gokoku Shrine	Takayama, Gifu Prefecture	no
Aomori Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Aomori	no
Wakayama Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Wakayama (city)	no
Meguro Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Meguro	no
Iki Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Iki, Nagasaki	no
Kagawa Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Zentsūji, Kagawa	no
Kawanami Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Kawaminami, Miyazaki	no
Saitama Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Saitama (city)	no
Sapporo Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Sapporo	no
Tanao Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Hekinan	no
Tochigi Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Tochigi (city)	no
Nōhi Gokoku Shrine	Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture	no
Hakodate Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Hakodate	no
Matsumae Gokoku Shrine [ja]	Matsumae, Hokkaido	no
Taiwan Gokoku Shrine [ja]	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 unless otherwise specified.

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 (Tokyo)	Suginami	－
Yushima Tenmangū	Bunkyō
Atago Shrine (Kyoto)	Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Ukyō-ku, Kyoto	Shikinai Shosha
Osaka Tenmangū	Kita-ku, Osaka
Kōzu-gū	Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Prefectural Shrine (県社)
Sumiyoshi Shrine	Otaru
Kamikawa Shrine	Asahikawa
Obihiro Shrine	Obihiro
Tarumaezan Shrine	Tomakomai
Saruka Shrine	Hirakawa, Aomori
Shiwa Inari Shrine [ja]	Shiwa District, Iwate Shiwa, Iwate	－
Morioka Hachimangū	Morioka	－
Kinkasan Shrine [ja]	Ishinomaki	Shōsha Ronsha (小社論社)
Takekoma Inari Shrine	Iwanuma
Taiheiyama Miyoshi Shrine [ja]	Akita (city)
Akita Suwa Shrine [ja]	Senboku District, Akita Misato, Akita
Kinpō Shrine	Tsuruoka
Kumano Shrine	Nan'yō, Yamagata
Ayukai Hachimangu [ja]	Nishiokitama District, Yamagata Shirataka	－
Yachi Hachimangu [ja]	Nishimurayama District, Yamagata Kahoku, Yamagata	－
Chōkai gassan ryōsho-gu [ja; simple]	Yamagata	－
Sagae Hachimangu [ja]	Sagae	－
Tsukubasan Shrine	Tsukuba	Myojin Taisha (名神)・Shikinai Shosha
Mito Tōshō-gū	Mito, Ibaraki	－
Mitsumine Shrine [ja]	Chichibu, Saitama
Hodosan Shrine [ja]	Nagatoro, Saitama
Yakyu Inari Shrine [ja]	Higashimatsuyama, Saitama
Hikawa Shrine (Kawagoe)	Kawagoe, Saitama
Washinomiya Shrine	Kuki, Saitama
Koma Shrine	Hidaka, Saitama
Enoshima Shrine	Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Iseyama Kotaijingu [ja]	Yokohama	－
Hiratsuka Hachimangu [ja]	Hiratsuka
Hōtoku Ninomiya Shrine	Odawara	－
Oyama Aburi Shrine [ja]	Isehara, Kanagawa	Shikinai Shosha
Hakusan Shrine [ja]	Niigata (city) Chūō-ku, Niigata	Shōsha Ronsha (小社論社)
Hie Shrine (Toyama) [ja]	Toyama city	－
Onominato Shrine [ja]	Kanazawa	Shikinai Shosha
Shinmei Shrine [ja]	Fukui (city)
Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Asama Shrine [ja]	Fujiyoshida
Fuji Omuro Asama Shrine [ja]	Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Fujikawaguchiko
Takeda Shrine	Kōfu	－
Fukashi Shrine [ja]	Matsumoto, Nagano
Tenaga Shrine [ja]	Suwa, Nagano
Takemizuwake Shrine [ja]	Chikuma, Nagano	Myojin Taisha (名神)
Nyakuichi Ouji Shrine [ja]	Ōmachi, Nagano
Sakurayama Hachimangu [ja]	Takayama, Gifu
Akihasan Hongū Akiha Shrine	Tenryū Ward
Shirahama Shrine [ja]	Shimoda, Shizuoka	Myojin Taisha (名神)
Yaizu Shrine	Yaizu
Oi Shrine [ja]	Shimada, Shizuoka
Gosha Suwa Shrine [ja; fr; simple]	Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu
Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine	Naka Ward, Nagoya City
Chiryu Shrine [ja]	Chiryū	Shikinai Shosha
Tsubaki Grand Shrine	Suzuka, Mie	Shōsha Ronsha (小社論社)
Himure Hachiman-gū	Ōmihachiman
Nagahama Hachimangu [ja]	Nagahama, Shiga
Nishinomiya Shrine	Nishinomiya
Itatehyōzu Shrine	Himeji	Shikinai Shosha
Hiromine Shrine	Himeji	Kokushi genzaisha (国史)
Oishi Shrine	Akō, Hyōgo	－
Tada Shrine	Kawanishi, Hyōgo	－
Isonozatakumushitama Shrine [ja]	Yamatotakada, Nara	Taisha (大社)
Tokei Shrine [ja]	Tanabe, Wakayama
Hirahama Hachimangu [ja]	Matsue
Yaegaki Shrine	Matsue	Shikinai Shosha
Fukuyama Hachimangū	Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Kameyama Shrine [ja]	Kure, Hiroshima
Hōfu Tenmangū	Hōfu
Kotozaki Hachimangu [ja]	Ube, Yamaguchi
Kameyama Hachimangū	Shimonoseki
Ishizuchi Shrine [ja]	Saijō, Ehime
Warei Shrine [ja]	Uwajima, Ehime
Iyozu Hikomei Shrine [ja]	Matsuyama	Myojin Taisha (名神)
Ushioe Tenmangu shrine [ja]	Kōchi (city)
Miyajidake Shrine	Fukutsu, Fukuoka
Kurume Suitengū	Kurume City
Kushida Shrine	Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
Furogu Shrine	Ōkawa, Fukuoka
Tobata Hachimangu [ja]	Kitakyushu Tobata-ku, Kitakyūshū
Kosou Hachimangu [ja]	Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū
Umi Hachiman-gū	Kasuya District, Fukuoka Umi, Fukuoka
Otomi Shrine [ja]	Buzen, Fukuoka
Terumo Shrine	Chūō-ku, Fukuoka
Noso Hachimangu [ja]	Iizuka, Fukuoka
Yūtoku Inari Shrine	Kashima, Saga	－
Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine [ja]	Sasebo
Aoi Aso Shrine	Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
Hachiman Asami Shrine [ja]	Beppu
Kasuga Shrine [ja]	Ōita (city)
Kanhashira-gū [ja; fr]	Miyakonojō
Sano Shrine [ja]	Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki Takaharu, Miyazaki
Susaki Shrine			Awa Province Ichinomiya, Not a Beppyo shrine
Rokusho Shrine [ja]			Soja Shrine, Not a Beppyo shrine
Take Shrine	Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima	Myojin Taisha (名神)	Not a Beppyo shrine
Unknown
Tsubaki-Nakato Shrine	Suzuka, Mie Prefecture		Ise Province Ichinomiya, Not a Beppyo shrine
Kotonomama Hachiman-gū	Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture		Tōtōmi Province Ichinomiya, Not a Beppyo shrine
Keta Jinja	Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture		ichinomiya of former Etchū Province, Not a Beppyo shrine
Kota Shrine	Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture		ichinomiya of former Echigo Province, Not a Beppyo shrine
Amatsu Shrine	Itoigawa, Niigata		ichinomiya of former Echigo Province, Not a Beppyo shrine
Awaga-jinja	Asago in Hyōgo Prefecture		ichinomiya of former Tajima Province, Not a Beppyo shrine
Ichinomiya Shrine	Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan		ichinomiya of former Awa Province, Not a Beppyo shrine
Yodohime Shrine [simple]	Saga, Saga Prefecture		Hizen Province ichinomiya, Not a Beppyo shrine
Adachi Myokengu [ja]	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan		Not a Beppyo shrine
Awata Shrine [ja]	Kyoto, Japan		Not a Beppyo shrine
Izumi Inoue Shrine [ja]	Izumi Province, Japan		Not a Beppyo shrine
Kitaoka Shrine [sv; ja]	Higo Province, Japan		Not a Beppyo shrine
Mizokui Shrine [ja]	Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan		Not a Beppyo shrine
Nanba Shrine [ja; de; fr; simple]	Osaka		Not a Beppyo shrine
Nitta Shrine (Ōta)			Not a Beppyo shrine
Suga Shrine	Unnan, Shimane Prefecture, Japan		Not a Beppyo shrine
Sakurai Shrine (Sakai)	Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan		Not a Beppyo shrine
Onji Shrine [ja]	Osaka Prefecture, Japan	Myojin Taisha	Not a Beppyo shrine
Suda Hachiman Shrine	Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan		Not a Beppyo shrine
Hyōzu Shrine [ja]	Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan		Not a Beppyo shrine
Konda Hachimangu [ja]	Habikino		Not a Beppyo shrine
Fujishiro-ōji [fr]	Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan		Not a Beppyo shrine
Ikoma Shrine	Ikoma, Nara		Not a Beppyo shrine
Yamato Okunitama Shrine [ja; simple]	Minamiawaji, Hyōgo Prefecture		Not a Beppyo shrine, Yamato Okunitama, Awaji Province Ninomiya
Koxinga Shrine	Tainan, Taiwan		Was proposed to be the highest shrine in Taiwan[47]: 108

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 [ja]	Shōnai, Yamagata	－
Osugi Shrine [ja]	Inashiki
Igusa Hachimangu [ja]	Suginami	－
Inage Shrine [ja]	Kawasaki, Kanagawa Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki
Fuji Yamashitamiya Komuro Asama Shrine [ja]	Fujiyoshida
Fuji Rokusho Sengen Shrine [ja]	Fuji, Shizuoka	Shikinai Shosha
Imamiya Ebisu Shrine	Naniwa-ku, Osaka
Taikodani Inari Shrine [ja]	Kanoashi District, Shimane Tsuwano, Shimane
Tsunomine Shrine [ja]	Anan, Tokushima
Washio Atago Shrine [ja]	Nishi-ku, Fukuoka
Tagata Shrine			Not a Beppyo shrine
Yatsurugi Shrine [simple]			Not a Beppyo shrine
Ono Shrine			Not a Beppyo shrine Musashi Province Ichinomiya
Ebetsu shrine			Not a Beppyo shrine
Hokumon Shrine			Not a Beppyo shrine
Kushihiki Hachimangū			Not a Beppyo shrine
Ōsasahara Shrine			Not a Beppyo shrine
Shirahigetawara Shrine			Not a Beppyo shrine
Torigoe Hachiman Shrine			Not a Beppyo shrine
Tosa Kokubun-ji			Not a Beppyo shrine
Katano Shrine [ja]			Not a Beppyo shrine
Namba Yasaka Shrine [fr; ja]			Not a Beppyo shrine
Yagi Shrine [ja]	Kishiwada, Osaka		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 [ja]	Matsumoto, Nagano	－
Kinomiya Shrine [ja]	Atami
Futami Okitama Shrine	Ise, Mie
Aga Shrine [ja]	Higashiōmi
Hijiyama Shrine [ja]	Hiroshima Minami-ku, Hiroshima
Wakamatsu Ebisu Shrine [ja]	Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū
Aoshima Shrine	Miyazaki (city)
Takachiho Shrine	Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Takachiho, Miyazaki	Kokushi genzaisha (国史)
Amanoiwato Shrine	Takachiho Town, Nishiusuki District
Amanotanagao Shrine [ja; simple]	Iki, Nagasaki	Myojin Taisha (名神)	Iki Province Ichinomiya, not a Beppyo shrine
Araki Shrine	Okinoshima, Shimane		Sōja shrine, not a Beppyo shrine
Hinumanai Shrine [ja]	Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture		not a Beppyo shrine
Ichinomiya Sengen Shrine	Ichikawamisato, Nishiyatsushiro District in Yamanashi Prefecture	Myojin Taisha (名神)	Kai Province Ichinomiya, not a Beppyo shrine
Kamochi Shrine	Hino, Tottori Prefecture		not a Beppyo shrine
Nagakusa Tenjin Shrine	Aichi Prefecture, Obu City		not a Beppyo shrine
Togakushi Shrine			not a Beppyo shrine
Yurahime Shrine [ja; simple]	Oki-gun, Shimane	Myojin Taisha (名神)	Oki Province Ichinomiya, not a Beppyo shrine
Kō Shrine [ja]			Iki Province Sōja 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		Sarutahiko Ōkami
Takahashi Inari Shrine	Kumamoto		－
Itsukushima Shrine (Kyoto)			Not a Beppyo shrine
Shirakumo Shrine			Not a Beppyo shrine
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

See also

• List of Shinto shrines
• Setsumatsusha

Notes

1. Miyazaki Gokoku Shrine [ja] and Kumamoto Gokoku Shrine [ja] 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".

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31. Kamakura-gū: Kamakura, Kanagawa = Kamakura in Sagami province
32. Kanegazaki Shrine: Tsuruga, Fukui = Tsuruga in Echizen province
33. 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.
34. Ponsonby-Fane. Imperial, p. 126; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940
35. Mikami Shrine: Yasu, Shiga = Mikamimura in Ōmi province
36. Nagata Shrine: Nagata-ku, Kobe = Kobe in Settsu province.
37. Sumiyoshi Shrine: Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi = Katsuyama in Nagato province
38. Yatsushiro Shrine: Yatsushiro, Kumamoto = Yatsushiro in Higo province
39. Kamado Shrine: Dazaifu, Fukuoka = Fukuoka in Chikuzen province
40. Naminoe Shrine: Naha, Okinawa = Wakasa on Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu Kingdom
41. Kerr, George H. (1953). Ryukyu Kingdom and Province before 1945, p. 203.
42. Ōkunitama jinja at Fuchū, Tokyo = Fuchū in Musashi province
43. Shigaumi Shrine: Higashi-ku, Fukuoka = Fukuoka, Chikuzen province
44. Sumiyoshi Shrine: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka = Fukuoka in Chikuzen province
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