Nijūnisha

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Nijūnisha refers to the group of twenty-two elite Shinto shrines that held special imperial patronage and status in classical Japan.

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Nijūnisha canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf group of Shinto shrines
religious institution grouping
associatedWith State Shinto (pre-modern antecedents)
linked to: State Shinto
country Japan
hasMember Fushimi Inari Taisha
Gion-sha (Yasaka Jinja)
linked to: Gion Shrine

Hakozaki-gū
Hirano Jinja
Hirota Jinja
Hiyoshi Taisha
Ise Jingū
linked to: Ise Grand Shrine

Isonokami Jinja
linked to: Isonokami Shrine

Iwashimizu Hachimangū
Kamo Mioya Jinja
Kamo Wakeikazuchi Jinja
linked to: Kamo Mioya-jinja

Kashima Jingū
Kasuga Taisha
Katori Jingū
Kibune Jinja
linked to: Kamo Mioya Jinja

Kifune Jinja
Kitano Tenmangū
Matsunoo Taisha
Niiname-no-miya (as imperial harvest shrine)
Niu Kawakami Jinja
Oharano Jinja
linked to: Ōharano Jinja

Sumiyoshi Taisha
Umenomiya Taisha
Usa Jingū
Yoshida Jinja
linked to: Yoshida Shrine

Ōharano Jinja
Ōmiwa Jinja
Ōyamato Jinja
hasSelectionCriterion importance to imperial house
political significance
ritual significance
hasStatus elite shrines
imperially patronized shrines
officially recognized shrines
hasType imperial shrine grouping
language Japanese
numberOfShrines 22
patron Japanese imperial court
period classical Japan
religion Shinto
seeAlso Kanpei-taisha
Shikinaisha
Shinto shrine ranking system
translation Twenty-Two Shrines

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Atsuta Shrine shrineRank Nijūnisha