Chokusaisha
Chokusaisha (勅祭社) is a shrine where an imperial envoy Chokushi (勅使) performs rituals: chokushi sankō no jinja (勅使参向の神社).[1][2][3] The following table shows sixteen shrines designated as Chokusaisha.
| Name | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Kamo-jinja (賀茂神社) | Kamowakeikazuchi-jinja (賀茂別雷神社) | Kita-ku, Kyoto |
| Kamomioya-jinja (賀茂御祖神社) | Sakyō-ku, Kyoto | |
| Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū (石清水八幡宮) | Yawata, Kyoto | |
| Kasuga-taisha (春日大社) | Nara, Nara | |
| Atsuta-jingū (熱田神宮) | Atsuta-ku, Nagoya | |
| Izumo-taisha (出雲大社) | Izumo, Shimane | |
| Hikawa-jinja (氷川神社) | Ōmiya-ku, Saitama | |
| Kashima-jingū (鹿島神宮) | Kashima, Ibaraki | |
| Katori-jingū (香取神宮) | Katori, Chiba | |
| Kashihara-jingū (橿原神宮) | Kashihara, Nara | |
| Ōmi-jingū (近江神宮) | Ōtsu, Shiga | |
| Heian-jingū (平安神宮) | Sakyō-ku, Kyoto | |
| Meiji-jingū (明治神宮) | Shibuya-ku, Tokyo | |
| Yasukuni-jinja (靖国神社) | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | |
| Usa-jingū (宇佐神宮) | Usa, Oita | |
| Kashii-gū (香椎宮) | Higashi-ku, Fukuoka | |
Notes
- ↑ An Encyclopedia of Shinto: Norman Havens, Nobutaka Inoue. Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University, 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Shinto Jiten (Dictionary of Shinto: 神道事典): Kokugakuin Daigaku Nihon Bunka Kenkyujo (国学院大学日本文化研究所), ed. Tokyo: Kokubundo, 1994.". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Jinja jiten (神社辞典)/ Shirai Eiji ; Toki Masanori hen, 1997.". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External links
- Sakamoto Koremaru: "Chokusaisha". Encyclopedia of Shinto, Kokugakuin University, retrieved on 26. April 2006
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