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Association of Shinto Shrines


The Association of Shinto Shrines (神社本庁 Jinja Honchō?) is a religious administrative organisation that oversees about 80,000 Shinto shrines in Japan. These shrines take the Ise Grand Shrine as the foundation of their belief.

The Association has five major activities, in addition to numerous others:[1]

It currently has an administrative structure including a main office and branches. Its headquarters in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, adjacent to Meiji Shrine. Its leadership includes the Sosai (総裁?), the head priestess of the Ise Shrine, presently Atsuko Ikeda. The tōri (統理?) is Kuniaki Kuni, and the post of sōchō (総長?) or Secretary-General 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.


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