Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines
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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
- Imperial shrines (kampeisha), which are in minor, medium, or major sub-categories; and
- 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