Twenty-Two Shrines

Manuscript of Nijūnisha-chūshiki

  The Twenty-two Shrines, also known as the "Nijūni-sha," are a group of Shinto shrines located throughout Japan that are considered to be the most important and historically significant shrines in the country.

List of shrines

The full list

Upper Seven Shrines

Shrine Name Current Name Location
Jingū (神宮) Jingū
(also Ise Jingū 伊勢神宮)
Ise, Mie
Iwashimizu Hachimangū-ji (石清水八幡宮寺) Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū (石清水八幡宮) Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture
Kamigamo Jinja
(賀茂神社)
Kamo-wakeikazuchi Jinja
(賀茂別雷神社)
Kamo-wakeikazuchi Jinja
(Kamigamo Jinja) (上賀茂神社)
Kita-ku, Kyoto
Kamo-mioya Jinja
(賀茂御祖神社)
Kamo-mioya Jinja
(Shimogamo Jinja) (下鴨神社)
Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
Matsunoo Jinja (松尾神社) Matsunoo Taisha (松尾大社) Ukyō-ku, Kyoto
Hirano Jinja (平野神社) Hirano Jinja Kita-ku, Kyoto
Inari Jinja (稲荷神社) Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社) Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Kasuga Jinja (春日神社) Kasuga-taisha Nara City, Nara Prefecture

Middle Seven Shrines

Shrine Name Current Name Location
Ōharano Jinja (大原野神社) Ōharano Jinja Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto
Ōmiwa Jinja (大神神社) Ōmiwa Jinja Sakurai, Nara
Isonokami Jinja (石上神社) Isonokami Jingū Tenri, Nara
Ōyamato Jinja (大和神社) Ōyamato Jinja Tenri, Nara
Hirose Jinja (廣瀬神社) Hirose Taisha Kawai, Nara
Tatsuta Jinja (龍田神社) Tatsuta Taisha Sangō, Nara
Sumiyoshi Jinja (住吉神社) Sumiyoshi Taisha Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka

Lower Eight Shrines

Shrine Name Current Name Location
Hie Jinja (日吉神社) Hiyoshi Taisha Otsu, Shiga
Umenomiya Jinja (梅宮神社) Umenomiya Taisha Ukyō-ku, Kyoto
Yoshida Jinja (吉田神社) Yoshida Jinja Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
Hirota Jinja (廣田神社) Hirota Jinja Nishinomiya, Hyōgo
Gion-sha (祇園社) Yasaka Jinja (八坂神社) Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Kitano Jinja (北野神社) Kitano Tenman-gū (北野天満宮) Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto
Niukawakami Jinja (丹生川上神社) *Niukawakami Jinja Shimosha (lower shrine)
Niukawakami Jinja Nakasha (middle shrine)
*Niukawakami Jinja Kamisha (upper shrine)
Shimoichi, Nara
Higashiyoshino, Nara
Kawakami, Nara
Kibune Jinja (貴船神社) Kibune Jinja (also Kifune Jinja) Sakyō-ku, Kyoto

See also

Notes

References

  • Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2363-4ISBN 978-0-8248-2363-4
  • Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449