Chokusaisha
A Chokusaisha (勅祭社) is a special type of shrine where a Chokushi, who is a representative of the emperor performs rituals. These shrines are also known as Chokushi Sankō no Jinja (勅使参向の神社).[1][2][3] There are sixteen shrines that have been designated as Chokusaisha, and they are listed in the table below.
| Name | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Kamo-jinja (賀茂神社) | Kamowakeikazuchi-jinja (賀茂別雷神社) |
Kita-ku, Kyoto |
| Kamomioya-jinja (賀茂御祖神社) |
Sakyō-ku, Kyoto | |
| Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū (石清水八幡宮) | Yawata, Kyoto | |
| Kasuga-taisha (春日大社) | Nara, Nara | |
| Atsuta-jingū (熱田神宮) | Atsuta-ku, Nagoya | |
| Izumo-taisha (出雲大社) | Izumo, Shimane | |
| Hikawa-jinja (氷川神社) | Ōmiya-ku, Saitama | |
| Kashima-jingū (鹿島神宮) | Kashima, Ibaraki | |
| Katori-jingū (香取神宮) | Katori, Chiba | |
| Kashihara-jingū (橿原神宮) | Kashihara, Nara | |
| Ōmi-jingū (近江神宮) | Ōtsu, Shiga | |
| Heian-jingū (平安神宮) | Sakyō-ku, Kyoto | |
| Meiji-jingū (明治神宮) | Shibuya-ku, Tokyo | |
| Yasukuni-jinja (靖国神社) | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | |
| Usa-jingū (宇佐神宮) | Usa, Oita | |
| Kashii-gū (香椎宮) | Higashi-ku, Fukuoka | |
References
- ↑ An Encyclopedia of Shinto: Norman Havens, Nobutaka Inoue. Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University, 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Shinto Jiten (Dictionary of Shinto: 神道事典): Kokugakuin Daigaku Nihon Bunka Kenkyujo (国学院大学日本文化研究所), ed. Tokyo: Kokubundo, 1994". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Jinja jiten (神社辞典)/ Shirai Eiji ; Toki Masanori hen, 1997". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
Other websites
- Sakamoto Koremaru: "Chokusaisha". Encyclopedia of Shinto, Kokugakuin University, retrieved on 26. April 2006