Association of Shinto Shrines

Association of Shinto Shrines
PredecessorOffice of Japanese Classics Research, Institute of Divinities, Jingu-kyo, National Association of Shinto Priests

The Association of Shinto Shrines (神社本庁, Jinja Honchō) is a religious administrative organisation that oversees about 80,000 Shinto shrines in Japan. These shrines take the Ise Grand Shrine as the foundation of their belief. It is the largest Shrine Shinto organization in existence.

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