Jingūkyō

Jingūkyō
PredecessorIse Grand Shrine local administration
SuccessorAssociation of Shinto Shrines
Parent organization
Institute of Divinities (1940–1946)

Jingūkyō (神宮教) is a sect of Shinto that originated from Ise Grand Shrine, the Ise faith. It was not technically a Sect Shinto group but had characteristics of one. It was founded in 1882, and was reorganized into the Jingū Service Foundation (神宮奉斎会, Jingu-hosai-kai) in 1899.

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