A Beppyō shrine () is a category of Shinto shrine, as defined by the Association of Shinto Shrines. They are considered to be remarkable in some way, and thus given a higher status than other shrines. It is considered the successor to the more detailed modern system of ranked Shinto shrines.
Overview With the abolition of the state administration of shrines on February 2, 1946, the official system of shrine rankings (modern shrine rankings system) was abolished, and another system was established in 1948 to replace it. After the abolition of the shrine rating system, all shrines were considered to be on an equal footing (except for Ise Shrine). However, since it would be inconvenient to treat the former official national shrines and some of the larger shrines in the same way as ordinary shrines with regard to the advancement and retirement of Shinto priests, the "Regulations Concerning the Advancement and Retirement of Officials and Employees" stipulate that special treatment be given to them. Since these shrines are listed in the Beppyō of the regulations, they are called "Beppyō Shrines".
The Beppyō shrine will be given special treatment in terms of personnel, as follows: If a certain level of standards are met, a gonin priest is allowed to be appointed under a priest. are not appointed unless they have a rank above the Ming floor (at a general shrine, they are above the Gonjo floor). Only those who have a rank above the front floor can be appointed (at a general shrine, the floor is above the direct floor). Gonjoi is appointed only to those who have a rank above the right floor (at a general shrine, it is above the direct floor). The status of the priest / Guji priest during his tenure is special grade, and those other than the first and second grades are second grade. Appointment and dismissal of priests and priests is not a matter of mandate of the director of the shrine of each prefecture (direct appointment and dismissal of the governing of the Association of Shinto Shrines)
In 1951, the Association of Shinto Shrines issued a notice titled "Selection of Shrines for Beppyō", which outlined the criteria for selecting shrines other than those listed in the government's Beppyō shrine list. The criteria were as follows: History Status of facilities related to the shrine, such as shrine buildings and precincts Number of full-time priests Economic situation in the last three years Activities of the shrine Number and distribution of Ujiko worshippers
As a result of this provision, the number of Beppyō shrines, mainly former prefectural shrines and Protectorate Shrines designated by the Minister of Home Affairs, has gradually increased to 353 as of 2006.
Beppyō shrine is not a rating of shrines, like the rating of a shrine, but a distinction that concerns only the personnel of the Shinto priests. However, the shrines listed in Beppyō are relatively large in terms of the number of shrines, precincts, and priests, and are generally regarded as a kind of rating. In addition, Ise Jingu is not included in the Beppyō shrine as a separate shrine, and the Grand Priest of Jingu is appointed and dismissed by the Imperial Court according to the "Jingu Rules", which gives it special treatment.
List of Beppyō shrines
Name Settlement In the formula Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines Other shrines Year of columnHokkaidoHokkaidō ShrineSapporo Chūō-ku, SapporoKanpei-taisha (官大)Ezo Ichinomiya1948Hakodate Hachiman ShrineHakodateKokuhei Chūsha (国中)1948Sumiyoshi ShrineOtaruPrefectural Shrine (県社)1955Kamikawa ShrineAsahikawaPrefectural Shrine (県社)1955Obihiro ShrineObihiroPrefectural Shrine (県社)1976Tarumaezan ShrineTomakomaiPrefectural Shrine (県社)1986Aomori PrefectureIwakiyama JinjaHirosakiKokuhei Shōsha (国小)Mutsu Province Ichinomiya1948Saruka JinjaHirakawa, AomoriPrefectural Shrine (県社)1959Iwate PrefectureKomagata ShrineŌshū, IwateShikinai ShoshaKokuhei Shōsha (国小)Rikuchū Province Ichinomiya1948Shiwa District, Iwate Shiwa, Iwate－Prefectural Shrine (県社)Morioka HachimangūMorioka－Prefectural Shrine (県社)Miyagi PrefectureShiogama JinjaShiogamaMyojin Taisha (名神)Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)Mutsu Province Ichinomiya1948IshinomakiShōsha Ronsha (小社論社)Prefectural Shrine (県社)1952Takekoma Inari ShrineIwanumaPrefectural Shrine (県社)Miyagiken Gokoku ShrineSendai Aoba-ku, Sendai－Gokoku Shrine (護国)Ōsaki HachimangūSendai Aoba-ku, SendaiVillage shrines (村社)2016Akita PrefectureKoshiō ShrineAkita (city)Kokushi genzaishaKokuhei Shōsha (国小)1948Akita (city)Prefectural Shrine (県社)Senboku District, Akita Misato, AkitaPrefectural Shrine (県社)Akita (city)－Gokoku Shrine (護国)Yamagata PrefectureThree Mountains of DewaGassan ShrineHigashitagawa District, Yamagata Shōnai, YamagataMyojin Taisha (名神)Kanpei-taisha (官大)1948Dewa ShrineTsuruokaShikinai ShoshaKokuhei Shōsha (国小)1948Yudonosan ShrineTsuruokaKokuhei Shōsha (国小)1948Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi ShrineAkumi District, Yamagata YuzaMyojin Taisha (名神)Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)Dewa Province Ichinomiya1948Uesugi ShrineYonezawa, Yamagata－Bekkaku kanpeisha (別官)1948Kinpō JinjaTsuruokaPrefectural Shrine (県社)Kumano ShrineNan'yō, YamagataPrefectural Shrine (県社)Yamagata－Gokoku Shrine (護国)1953Nishiokitama District, Yamagata Shirataka－Prefectural Shrine (県社)Nishimurayama District, Yamagata Kahoku, Yamagata－Prefectural Shrine (県社)Yamagata－Prefectural Shrine (県社)1961Sagae－Prefectural Shrine (県社)Shōnai, Yamagata－District Shrine (郷社)1961Fukushima PrefectureTsutsukowake ShrineHigashishirakawa District, Fukushima Tanagura, FukushimaMyojin Ronsha (名神論社)Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)Mutsu Province Ichinomiya1948Isasumi ShrineŌnuma District, Fukushima AizumisatoMyojin Taisha (名神)Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)Fukushima Ninomiya・Iwashiro Province Ichinomiya1948Tsutsukowake ShrineTanagura, FukushimaMyojin Ronsha (名神論社)Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)Fukushima Ichinomiya1948Ryōzen ShrineDate, Fukushima－Bekkaku kanpeisha (別官)1948Fukushima－Gokoku Shrine (護国)Ibaraki PrefectureKashima ShrineKashima, IbarakiMyojin Taisha (名神)Kanpei-taisha (官大)Hitachi Province Ichinomiya・Chokusaisha1948Oarai Isosaki ShrineHigashiibaraki District, Ibaraki Ōarai, IbarakiMyojin Taisha (名神)Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)1948Sakatsura Isosaki ShrineHitachinaka, IbarakiMyojin Taisha (名神)Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)1948Tokiwa JinjaMito, Ibaraki－Bekkaku kanpeisha (別官)1948Tsukubasan ShrineTsukubaMyojin Taisha (名神)・Shikinai ShoshaPrefectural Shrine (県社)Mito Tōshō-gūMito, Ibaraki－Prefectural Shrine (県社)1966InashikiDistrict Shrine (郷社)Kasama Inari ShrineKasama, IbarakiVillage shrines (村社)Mito, Ibaraki－Gokoku Shrine (護国)TochigiFutarasan jinjaTochigi NikkōMyojin Ronsha (名神論社)Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)Shimotsuke Province Ichinomiya1948Utsunomiya Futarayama JinjaTochigi UtsunomiyaMyojin Ronsha (名神論社)Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)Shimotsuke Province Ichinomiya1948Karasawayama ShrineTochigi Sano, Tochigi－Bekkaku kanpeisha (別官)1948Gunma PrefectureNukisaki ShrineTomioka, GunmaMyojin Taisha (名神)Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)Kozuke Ichinomiya1948Takasaki－Gokoku Shrine (護国)1996Saitama PrefectureHikawa Shrine (Saitama)Saitama (city) Ōmiya-ku, SaitamaMyojin Taisha (名神)Kanpei-taisha (官大)Saitama Ichinomiya( third Shrine)・Chokusaisha1948Kanasana ShrineKodama District, Saitama Kamikawa, SaitamaMyojin Taisha (名神)Kanpei Chūsha (官中)Saitama Ninomiya1948Chichibu ShrineChichibu, SaitamaShikinai ShoshaKokuhei Shōsha (国小)Chichibu Province Ichinomiya1948Chichibu, SaitamaPrefectural Shrine (県社)Nagatoro, SaitamaPrefectural Shrine (県社)Higashimatsuyama, SaitamaPrefectural Shrine (県社)Hikawa Shrine (Kawagoe)Kawagoe, SaitamaPrefectural Shrine (県社)Washinomiya ShrineKuki, SaitamaPrefectural Shrine (県社)2001Koma ShrineHidaka, SaitamaPrefectural Shrine (県社)2006Chiba PrefectureAwa ShrineTateyama, ChibaMyojin Taisha (名神)Kanpei-taisha (官大)Awa Province (Chiba) Ichinomiya1948Katori ShrineKatori, ChibaMyojin Taisha (名神)Kanpei-taisha (官大)Shimōsa Province Ichinomiya・Chokusaisha1948Tamasaki ShrineChōsei District Ichinomiya, ChibaMyojin Taisha (名神)Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)Kazusa Province Ichinomiya1948Komikado ShrineNarita, Chiba－Bekkaku kanpeisha (別官)1948Chiba (city) Chūō-ku, Chiba－Gokoku Shrine (護国)1996TokyoMeiji ShrineTokyo Shibuya－Kanpei-taisha (官大)Chokusaisha2010Hie ShrineChiyoda, Tokyo－Kanpei-taisha (官大)Chokusaisha1948Ōkunitama ShrineFuchū, TokyoKanpei-shōsha (官小)Chokusaisha・Musashi Province Sōja (Shinto)1948Tokyo DaijinguChiyoda, Tokyo－Former Tokyo Branch Office of Jingu ShichouNogi Shrine (Tokyo)Minato, Tokyo－Metropolitan Shrine (府社)Kanda ShrineChiyoda, TokyoMetropolitan Shrine (府社)ChokusaishaTōgō ShrineTokyo Shibuya－Metropolitan Shrine (府社)Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Tokyo)Suginami－Metropolitan Shrine (府社)1966Yushima TenmangūBunkyōMetropolitan Shrine (府社)2001Suginami－District Shrine (郷社)1966Kanagawa PrefectureSamukawa ShrineKōza District, Kanagawa SamukawaMyojin Taisha (名神)Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)Sagami Province Ichinomiya1948Tsurugaoka HachimangūKamakura－Kokuhei Chūsha (国中)Sometimes referred to as Ichinomiya, Sagami Province.1948Hakone ShrineAshigarashimo District, Kanagawa HakoneKokuhei Shōsha (国小)1948Enoshima ShrineFujisawa, KanagawaPrefectural Shrine (県社)Yokohama－Prefectural Shrine (県社)shrine of religious sect1953加列 2003削除