Jinja Honchō (Shinto Shrine Association)

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Shinto organization non-profit organization religious organization

Jinja Honchō (Shinto Shrine Association) is the central administrative organization overseeing most Shinto shrines in Japan, promoting Shinto practices, doctrine, and shrine management nationwide.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Jingū Administration 1
Jinja Honchō (Shinto Shrine Association) canonical 1
Jinja Honchō (for most postwar shrines) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto organization ⓘ
non-profit organization ⓘ
religious organization ⓘ
advocates preservation of traditional Shinto rituals ⓘ
protection of shrine forests and sacred environments ⓘ
alternativeName Association of Shinto Shrines ⓘ
Jinja Honchō (Shinto Shrine Association) ⓘ
surface form: Shinto Shrine Association
cooperatesWith Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan ⓘ
coordinates nationwide Shinto ceremonies and observances ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
engagesIn interfaith and public relations activities ⓘ
research on Shinto history and ritual ⓘ
excludes Ise Grand Shrine (special status) NERFINISHED ⓘ
some independent Shinto sects ⓘ
fieldOfWork cultural heritage preservation ⓘ
religious administration ⓘ
religious education ⓘ
founded 1946 ⓘ
governedBy Board of Directors ⓘ
governs prefectural shrine associations ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle Chief Executive ⓘ
President ⓘ
hasOrganizationalStructure central headquarters with affiliated local shrine offices ⓘ
headquartersLocation Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan ⓘ
historicalOrigin successor to prewar State Shinto shrine administration structures ⓘ
influences public understanding of Shinto in Japan ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
legalStatus religious corporation under Japanese law ⓘ
membershipIncludes tens of thousands of Shinto shrines ⓘ
nativeName 神社本庁 ⓘ
notableFor being the largest Shinto administrative body in Japan ⓘ
operates Shinto priest training institutions ⓘ
oversees liturgical calendars and major festival dates ⓘ
shrine priests’ appointments and credentials ⓘ
shrine property management guidelines ⓘ
publishes Shinto doctrinal materials ⓘ
ritual manuals for shrines ⓘ
purpose administration of Shinto shrines in Japan ⓘ
promotion of Shinto doctrine ⓘ
standardization of shrine rituals and practices ⓘ
support of shrine management nationwide ⓘ
training of Shinto priests ⓘ
regionServed Japan ⓘ
religion Shinto ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority most Shinto shrines in Japan ⓘ
website https://www.jinjahoncho.or.jp/ ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atsuta Shrine → governingBody → Jinja Honchō (Shinto Shrine Association) ⓘ
Ise Grand Shrine → managedBy → Jinja Honchō (Shinto Shrine Association) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jingū Administration
jingū → governingBody → Jinja Honchō (Shinto Shrine Association) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jinja Honchō (for most postwar shrines)
Jinja Honchō (Shinto Shrine Association) → alternativeName → Jinja Honchō (Shinto Shrine Association) ⓘ
subject surface form: Jinja Honchō
this entity surface form: Shinto Shrine Association