Association of Shinto Shrines
- Association of Shinto Shrines
The Nihongo|Association of Shinto Shrines|神社本庁|Jinja Honchō is a religious administrative organization that oversees about 80,000 Shinto shrines in Japan. These shrines take the Ise Shrine as the foundation of their belief.
The Association has five major activities: [http://www.jinjahoncho.or.jp/en/about/]
#Publication and dissemination of information on shrine Shinto
#Performance of rituals
#Education of adherents of Shinto
#Reverence of the Ise Shrine and distribution of its amulets
#Preparation for the Shinto priesthood
It also performs other related activities.
The Association was established following the end of World War II. On December 15, 1945, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP) issued the "Shinto Directive" ordering the separation of Shinto from the State. On February 2, 1946, to comply with the SCAP order, three organizations, the Nihongo|Kōten Kōkyūjo|皇典講究所, Nihongo|Dainippon Jingikai|大日本神祇会, and Nihongo|Jingū Hōsaikai|神宮奉斎会, established the nongovernmental Association, assuming the functions of the Jingi-in, a branch of the Home Ministry.
The Association of Shinto Shrines has an administrative structure including a main office and branches. Its headquarters in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, adjacent to the Meiji Shrine. Its leadership includes the Nihongo|"sōsai"|総裁, the head priestess of the Ise Shrine, presently Atsuko Ikeda. The Nihongo|"tōri"|統理 is Kuniaki Kuni, and the post of Nihongo|"sōchō"|総長 is currently held by Masami Yatabe, the chief priest of the Mishima Shrine. The Association maintains regional offices in every prefecture. They handle financial and personnel matters for member shrines.
Source
This article incorporates material in 神社本庁 ("Jinja Honchō") in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on January 27, 2008.
Additional sources include the following:
* [http://www.jinjahoncho.or.jp/en/about/ Jinja-Honcho: About page]
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