Sōja shrine

A  is a kind of Shinto shrine where the kami of an area are all worshipped. The area can be as small as a manor or as large as a province. Some soja shrines are also ichinomiya.

When a new provincial governor was appointed he needed to visit all the kami of the province. Having all the kami at one soja shrine helped make this easier.

 List 
 Province  Shrine  Engishiki Funding  Engishiki Rank  Modern Ranking  Beppyo Shrine?  Coordinates Yamashiro     No  Yamato     No  Kawachi   Taisha  No  Izumi  Kanpei Shosha  No  Settsu Nanba Shrine    No  Iga     No  Ise     No   Kokuhei Shosha  No   Kokuhei Shosha  No  Shima     No  Owari  Kokuhei Shosha  Yes  Mikawa     No  Tōtōmi  Kokuhei Shosha  No  Suruga   Shosha  Yes  Izu  Kanpei (Tsukinami) Myōjin Taisha  Yes  Kai  Kokuhei Shosha  No      No   Kokuhei Shosha  No  Sagami     No  Musashi  Kokuhei Shosha  Yes  Awa     No  Kazusa     No      No  Shimōsa     No  Hitachi     No  Ōmi     No  Mino  Kokuhei Myōjin Taisha  Yes  Hida     No  Shinano     No      No  Kōzuke     No  Shimotsuke  Kokuhei Shosha  No  Mutsu   Shosha  No  Dewa     No  Wakasa     No  Echizen     No  Kaga  Kokuhei Shosha  No  Noto   Shosha  No  Etchū  Kokuhei Myōjin Taisha  No  Echigo     No  Sado     No  Tamba  Kokuhei Shosha  No  Tango  Kanpei (Tsukinami) Myōjin Taisha  Yes  Tajima  Kokuhei Shosha  No  Inaba     No  Hōki     No  Izumo  Kokuhei Shosha  No  Iwami  Kokuhei Shosha  No  Oki     No   Kokuhei Shosha  No  Harima Itatehyōzu Shrine Kokuhei Shosha  Yes  Mimasaka     No  Bizen Bizen-no-Kuni Sōjagū    No  Bitchū  Kokuhei Shosha  No  Bingo     No  Aki Take Shrine Kokuhei Myōjin Taisha  No  Suō     No  Nagato Sōja shrine    No      No  Kii     No  Awaji     No  Awa  Kokuhei Shosha  No  Sanuki     No  Iyo  Kokuhei Shosha  No  Tosa     No  Chikuzen     No  Chikugo Kōra taisha Kokuhei Myōjin Taisha  Yes  Buzen     No  Bungo     No  Hizen     No  Higo Kitaoka Shrine    No  Hyūga Tsuma Shrine Kokuhei Shosha  No  Ōsumi     No  Satsuma Nitta Shrine    Yes  Iki Kō Shrine Kokuhei Myōjin Taisha  No  Tsushima     No 

 Regional Soja Shrines 
These are notable smaller Soja shrines for regions smaller than provinces


















 Nanba Shrine (may have historically been a provincal one)


 Hotaka Shrine


 Related pages 
 List of Shinto shrines in Japan
 Ichinomiya

 Notes 

References

Category:Sōja shrines
Category:Shinto shrines
Category:Shinto shrines by ranking