Chokusaisha

A Chokusaisha (勅祭社) is a special type of shrine where a Chokushi, who is a representative of the emperor performs rituals. These shrines are also known as Chokushi Sankō no Jinja (勅使参向の神社). There are sixteen shrines that have been designated as Chokusaisha, and they are listed in the table below.

NameLocation
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

References

  1. ↑ An Encyclopedia of Shinto: Norman Havens, Nobutaka Inoue. Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University, 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Jinja jiten (神社辞典)/ Shirai Eiji ; Toki Masanori hen, 1997". Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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