State Shinto
E29058
State Shinto was the government-controlled form of Shinto in pre-World War II Japan that promoted emperor worship and nationalism as part of the state ideology.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State Shinto canonical | 19 |
| State Shinto (historical) | 2 |
| State Shintō | 2 |
| State Shinto (pre-modern antecedents) | 1 |
| state Shinto | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T224331 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Shinto Context triple: [Shinto, hasBranch, State Shinto]
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A.
Shinto
Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan centered on the worship of kami (spirits or deities) and the veneration of nature and ancestors.
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B.
Taishin-in
Taishin-in was Japan’s prewar highest judicial body, serving as the nation’s supreme court under the Meiji Constitution before being replaced by the modern Supreme Court of Japan.
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C.
Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
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D.
Higashi Shina Kai
Higashi Shina Kai is the Japanese name for the East China Sea, a marginal sea located between China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Korean Peninsula.
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E.
Meiji Shrine
Meiji Shrine is a major Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, known for its expansive forested grounds and traditional ceremonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Shinto Target entity description: State Shinto was the government-controlled form of Shinto in pre-World War II Japan that promoted emperor worship and nationalism as part of the state ideology.
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A.
Shinto
Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan centered on the worship of kami (spirits or deities) and the veneration of nature and ancestors.
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B.
Taishin-in
Taishin-in was Japan’s prewar highest judicial body, serving as the nation’s supreme court under the Meiji Constitution before being replaced by the modern Supreme Court of Japan.
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C.
Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
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D.
Higashi Shina Kai
Higashi Shina Kai is the Japanese name for the East China Sea, a marginal sea located between China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Korean Peninsula.
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E.
Meiji Shrine
Meiji Shrine is a major Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, known for its expansive forested grounds and traditional ceremonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of Shinto
ⓘ
government policy ⓘ political ideology ⓘ state religion ⓘ |
| abolished | 1945 ⓘ |
| abolishedBy |
Allied occupation of Japan
ⓘ
Shinto Directive ⓘ |
| afterAbolition | constitutional separation of religion and state in Japan ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
legitimizing imperial rule
ⓘ
mobilizing the population for the state ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
Taisho era ⓘ
surface form:
Taisho period
early Showa period ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji Restoration
State ideology of prewar Japan ⓘ imperial rescript on education ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Japanese nationalism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ emperor worship ⓘ kokutai ideology ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Imperial Household Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of Shrines
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Home Ministry of Japan
Government of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese government
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | religion in the legal sense ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| hasCentralConcept |
divinity of the emperor
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sacredness of the Japanese nation ⓘ unity of religion and state ⓘ |
| hasPart |
State-sponsored rituals
ⓘ
imperial rites ⓘ school rituals ⓘ shrine Shinto administration ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese colonial policy
ⓘ
wartime propaganda in Japan ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-religious national cult ⓘ |
| promoted |
cultural homogeneity
ⓘ
loyalty to the emperor ⓘ militarism ⓘ ultranationalism ⓘ |
| regulates |
Shinto priests
ⓘ
Shinto shrines ⓘ shrine finances ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Sect Shinto ⓘ |
| startTime | 1868 ⓘ |
| uses |
education system
ⓘ
school textbooks ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State Shinto Description of subject: State Shinto was the government-controlled form of Shinto in pre-World War II Japan that promoted emperor worship and nationalism as part of the state ideology.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
State Shinto (historical)
this entity surface form:
State Shintō
this entity surface form:
state Shinto
subject surface form:
Yamato people
this entity surface form:
State Shinto (historical)
this entity surface form:
State Shintō
this entity surface form:
State Shinto (pre-modern antecedents)