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The (sometimes called simply , 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 #Imperial shrines (''kampeisha''), which are parsed into minor, medium, or major sub-categories; and #National shrines (''kokuheisha''), which are similarly categorized as minor, medium, or major.〔Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University: ( Glossary of Shinto Names and Terms, ''Kampei Taisha.'' )〕 Some shrines are the "first shrines" called ''ichinomiya'' that have the highest rank in their respective provinces of Japan. ==History== In 1871, an Imperial decree established a hierarchic ranking of Shinto shrines. 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''). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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