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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Label Occurrences
Nijūnisha canonical 1

Statements (48)

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

Hakozaki-gū NERFINISHED
Hirano Jinja
Hirota Jinja NERFINISHED
Hiyoshi Taisha NERFINISHED
Ise Grand Shrine
surface form: Ise Jingū

Isonokami Jinja NERFINISHED
Iwashimizu Hachimangū NERFINISHED
Kamo Mioya Jinja
Kamo Mioya-jinja
surface form: Kamo Wakeikazuchi Jinja

Kashima Jingū NERFINISHED
Kasuga Taisha
Katori Jingū NERFINISHED
Kamo Mioya Jinja
surface form: Kibune Jinja

Kifune Jinja
Kitano Tenmangū NERFINISHED
Matsunoo Taisha Shrine
surface form: Matsunoo Taisha

Niiname-no-miya (as imperial harvest shrine)
Niu Kawakami Jinja
Ōharano Jinja
surface form: Oharano Jinja

Sumiyoshi Taisha NERFINISHED
Umenomiya Taisha NERFINISHED
Usa Jingū
Yoshida Jinja NERFINISHED
Ōharano Jinja
Ōmiwa Jinja
Ōyamato Jinja ONDG
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 Imperial court of Japan (historically)
surface form: Japanese imperial court
period classical Japan
religion Shinto
seeAlso Kanpei-taisha NERFINISHED
Shikinaisha
Shinto shrine ranking system
translation Twenty-Two Shrines

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Atsuta Shrine shrineRank Nijūnisha