Ichinomiya

Ichinomiya (一宮, also 一の宮 or 一之宮, first shrine) is a Japanese term for the chief Shinto shrines in each of the pre-modern provinces.^[1]

List of ichinomiya all across Japan -- stone marker at Tamura Shrine in Sanuki Province

The ichinomiya are the shrines with the highest shrine rank in an area.^[2] Shrines of the lower rank are called ninomiya (二宮, second), sannomiya (三宮, third), shinomiya (四宮, fourth), and so forth.

History

When prefectures were established in the Meiji period, the old system of provincial ichinomiya was not changed. Each new prefecture had one or more ichinomiya.^[3]

List of shrines

Region	Province	Shrine		Location
		Name	Kanji
Kinai	Yamashiro	Kamo-jinja	賀茂神社	Kyoto, Kyoto
	Yamato	Ōmiwa Shrine	大神神社	Sakurai, Nara
	Kawachi	Hiraoka Shrine	枚岡神社	Higashiosaka, Osaka
	Izumi	Ōtori taisha	大鳥大社	Sakai, Osaka
	Settsu	Sumiyoshi-taisha	住吉大社	Osaka, Osaka
Tōkaidō	Iga	Aekuni Shrine	敢国神社	Iga, Mie
	Ise	Tsubaki Grand Shrine	椿大神社	Suzuka, Mie
		Tsubaki Jinja / Nakato Jinja	都波岐神社・奈加等神社	Suzuka, Mie
	Shima	Izawa-no-miya	伊雑宮	Shima, Mie
		Izawa-jinja	伊射波神社	Toba, Mie
	Owari	Masumida Shrine	真清田神社	Ichinomiya, Aichi
	Mikawa	Toga Shrine	砥鹿神社	Toyokawa, Aichi
	Tōtōmi	Kotonomama Hachiman-gū	事任八幡宮	Kakegawa, Shizuoka
		Oguni Jinja	小国神社	Shūchi-gun, Shizuoka
	Suruga	Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha	浅間神社	Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
	Izu	Mishima Taisha	三嶋大社	Mishima, Shizuoka
	Kai	Ichinomiya Asama Shrine (Fuefuki)	浅間神社	Fuefuki, Yamanashi
		Ichinomiya Sengen Shrine	浅間神社	Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi
	Sagami	Samukawa Shrine	寒川神社	Kōza-gun, Kanagawa
	Musashi	Hikawa-jinja	氷川神社	Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
		Ono Shrine	小野神社	Tama, Tokyo
	Awa	Awa Shrine	安房神社	Tateyama, Chiba
		Susaki Shrine	洲崎神社	Tateyama, Chiba
	Kazusa	Tamasaki Shrine	玉前神社	Ichinomiya, Chōsei-gun, Chiba
	Shimōsa	Katori Jingū	香取神宮	Katori, Chiba
	Hitachi	Kashima Jingū	鹿島神宮	Kashima, Ibaraki
Tōsandō	Ōmi	Takebe taisha	建部大社	Ōtsu, Shiga
	Mino	Nangū Taisha	南宮大社	Fuwa-gun, Gifu
	Hida	Minashi Shrine	飛騨一宮水無神社	Takayama, Gifu
	Shinano	Suwa-taisha	諏訪大社	Suwa, Nagano
	Kōzuke	Nukisaki Shrine	一之宮貫前神社	Tomioka, Gunma
	Shimotsuke	Futarasan jinja	日光二荒山神社	Nikkō, Tochigi
		Utsunomiya Futarayama Jinja	宇都宮二荒山神社	Utsunomiya, Tochigi
	Mutsu	Tsutsukowake Shrine	都都古和気神社	Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima
		Shiogama Jinja	鹽竈神社	Shiogama, Miyagi
	Dewa	Ōmonoimi-jinja	大物忌神社	Akumi-gun, Yamagata
Hokurikudō	Wakasa	Wakasahiko Shrine	若狭彦神社	Obama, Fukui
	Echizen	Kehi Shrine	氣比神宮	Tsuruga, Fukui
	Kaga	Shirayama Hime Shrine	白山比咩神社	Hakusan, Ishikawa
	Noto	Keta Taisha	気多大社	Hakui, Ishikawa
	Etchū	Takase Shrine	高瀬神社	Nanto, Toyama
		Keta Jinja	気多神社	Takaoka, Toyama
		Oyama Shrine [ja; simple]	雄山神社	Nakaniikawa-gun, Toyama
		Imizu Jinja	射水神社	Takaoka, Toyama
	Echigo	Yahiko Shrine	彌彦神社	Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata
		Kota-jinja	居多神社	Jōetsu, Niigata
		Amatsu Shrine	天津神社	Itoigawa, Niigata
	Sado	Watatsu Shrine	度津神社	Sado, Niigata
San'indō	Tamba	Izumo-daijingū	出雲大神宮	Kameoka, Kyōto
	Tango	Kono Shrine	籠神社	Miyazu, Kyōto
	Tajima	Izushi Shrine	出石神社	Toyooka, Hyōgo
		Awaga-jinja	粟鹿神社	Asago, Hyōgo
	Inaba	Ube shrine	宇倍神社	Tottori, Tottori
	Hōki	Shitori-jinja	倭文神社	Tottori
	Izumo	Izumo-taisha	出雲大社	Izumo, Shimane
	Iwami	Mononobe-jinja	物部神社	Ōda, Shimane
	Oki	Mizuwakasu Shrine	水若酢神社	Oki-gun, Shimane
		Yurahime Shrine	由良比女神社	Oki-gun, Shimane
San'yōdō	Harima	Iwa Shrine	伊和神社	Shisō, Hyōgo
	Mimasaka	Nakayama Shrine	中山神社	Tsuyama, Okayama
	Bizen	Kibitsuhiko Shrine	吉備津彦神社	Okayama, Okayama
	Bitchū	Kibitsu jinja	吉備津神社	Okayama, Okayama
	Bingo	Kibitsu-jinja	吉備津神社	Fukuyama, Hiroshima
	Aki	Itsukushima Shrine	厳島神社	Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
	Suō	Tamanooya jinja	玉祖神社	Hōfu, Yamaguchi
	Nagato	Sumiyoshi-jinja	住吉神社	Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
Nankaidō	Kii	Hinokuma/Kunikakasu jingū	日前神宮・國懸神宮	Wakayama, Wakayama
		Niutsuhime Shrine	丹生都比売神社	Katsuragi, Wakayama
		Itakiso Jinja	伊太祁曽神社	Wakayama, Wakayama
	Awaji	Izanagi Jingū	伊弉諾神宮	Awaji, Hyōgo
	Awa	Ōasahiko Shrine	大麻比古神社	Naruto, Tokushima
		Ichinomiya Shrine	一宮神社	Tokushima, Tokushima
	Sanuki	Tamura jinja	田村神社	Takamatsu, Kagawa
	Iyo	Ōyamazumi jinja	大山祇神社	Imabari, Ehime
	Tosa	Tosa jinja	土佐神社	Kōchi, Kōchi
Saikaidō	Chikuzen	Sumiyoshi jinja	住吉神社	Fukuoka, Fukuoka
		Hakozaki Shrine	筥崎宮	Fukuoka, Fukuoka
	Chikugo	Kōra taisha	高良大社	Kurume, Fukuoka
	Buzen	Usa Jingū	宇佐神宮	Usa, Ōita
	Bungo	Sasamuta-jinja	西寒多神社	Ōita, Ōita
		Yusuhara Hachiman-gū	柞原八幡宮	Ōita, Ōita
	Hizen	Yodohime jinja [simple]	河上神社	Saga, Saga
		Chikuri Hachiman-gū	千栗八幡宮	Miyaki, Saga
	Higo	Aso Shrine	阿蘇神社	Aso, Kumamoto
	Hyūga	Tsuno Shrine	都農神社	Tsuno, Miyazaki
	Ōsumi	Kagoshima Shrine	鹿児島神宮	Kirishima, Kagoshima
	Satsuma	Hirakiki jinja	枚聞神社	Ibusuki, Kagoshima
		Nitta Shrine (Satsumasendai City)	新田八幡宮	Satasumasendai, Kagoshima
	Iki	Amanotanagao Shrine	天手長男神社	Iki, Nagasaki
	Tsushima	Kaijin Shrine	海神神社	Tsushima, Nagasaki

References

1. "Ichi no miya/Sōja," Archived 2020-08-05 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia of Shinto; retrieved 2012-8-24.
2. The provincial ichinomiya sometimes became place names, such as the city of Ichinomiya, Aichi.
3. "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," pp. 1-3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-23.

Other websites

• National Association of Ichinomiya website (in Japanese)