Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines

The modern system of ranked Shinto shrines, is a system of ranking shinto shrines that was used in the Japanese Empire to  determine how much money it gave the shtinres. It was an intrinsic part of Japanese State Shinto.

This system classified Shinto shrines into two categories: official government shrines and "other" shrines.The official shrines were divided into 
Imperial shrines (kampeisha), which are in minor, medium, or major sub-categories; and 
National shrines (kokuheisha), which are similarly categorized as minor, medium, or major.Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University:  Glossary of Shinto Names and Terms, Kampei Taisha.
Some shrines are the "first shrines" called ichinomiya that have the highest rank in their respective provinces of Japan.

The Ise Grand Shrine stood at the top of all shrines and thus was outside the classification.

All listed shrines on this page with the exception of Ise Grand Shrine and others noted in the notes are Beppyo shrines

History
On May 14th, 1871, the Daijō-kan issued a decree establishing the modern shrine system. This system ranked Shinto shrines hierarchically and specified the levels of priests who could officiate at each level of shrine. However, these rankings were abolished in 1946 when they were considered "State Shinto" by the Occupation Shinto Directive. The Association of Shinto Shrines currently maintains a slightly different list of Special Shrines known as Beppyo shrines

Ise Grand Shrine
 name location notes Ise Grand Shrine  Ise, Mie one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Upper Seven; Outside of classification due to being first ranked

Kan-sha
The Kan-sha system, which referred to official government shrines, had two subcategories - Kanpei-sha, also known as government shrines, and Kokuhei-sha, which were national shrines.".

Kanpei-sha
In 1871, the Japanese government created the Kanpei-sha system to group Shinto shrines according to their relationship with the imperial family. The topmost category comprised of shrines that honored imperial family members, emperors, or those who served the imperial family well. These shrines were viewed as the ones most connected to the imperial family and were backed by the government...

Imperial shrines, 1st rank
The Kanpei-taisha were the most highly ranked shrines in Japan that were officially designated by the government. There were 67 shrines that held this status, which were closely associated with the imperial family. These shrines were considered to be of great historical and cultural significance, and were often visited by members of the imperial family as well as the general public.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 124.
 name locationCategory notes Iwashimizu Hachimangū YawataKokushi genzaisha, Chokusaisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Upper Seven; Homuda-wakeno-mikoto (Emperor Ōjin); Okinaga-tarashi-hime-no-mikoto (Empress Jingū),  Kamigamo Shrine Kita-ku, KyotoMyojin Taisha, Chokusaisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Upper Seven, combined with Shimogamo Shrine; Wake-ikazuchi-no-kami; ichinomiya of Yamashiro Province"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1; retrieved 2013-1-28.  Shimogamo Shrine Sakyō-ku, KyotoMyojin Taisha, Chokusaisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Upper Seven, combined with Kamigamo Shrine; Tamayori-hime-no-mikoto; Kamo Taeketsunumi-no-mikoto; ichinomiya of Yamashiro Province  Kasuga-taishaNational Diet Library (NDL): Kanpei Taisha Kasuga Jinja NaraMyojin Taisha, Chokusaisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Upper Seven  Matsunoo Taisha Ukyō-ku, KyotoMyojin Taisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Upper Seven; Oyamagui-no-mikoto; Nakatsushima-hime-no-mikoto  Hirano Shrine Kita-ku, KyotoMyojin Taisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Upper Seven; Imaki-no-kami, Kudo-no-kami; Furuaki-no-kami, Hime-kami  Fushimi Inari-taisha Fushimi-ku, KyotoMyojin Taisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Upper Seven;  Tatsuta Shrine Sangō, NaraMyojin Taisha, Chokusaisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven  Ōmiwa jinja Sakurai, NaraMyojin Taisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven; ichinomiya of Yamato Province  Isonokami ShrineNara National Museum: No. 31, Map of the Precincts of Kanpei Taisha Isonokami Shrine  Tenri, NaraMyojin Taisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven  Ōyamato Shrine Tenri, NaraMyojin Taisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven  Hirose Shrine Kawai, NaraMyojin Taisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven  Sumiyoshi-taisha Sumiyoshi-ku, OsakaMyojin Taisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven; ichinomiya of Settsu Province  Hiyoshi Taisha ŌtsuMyojin Taisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight, Ninomiya,  Hirota Shrine NishinomiyaMyojin Taisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight  Yasaka Shrine Higashiyama-ku, KyotoKokushi genzaisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight  Niukawakami Shrine Higashiyoshino, NaraMyojin Taisha one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight  Itsukushima jinja HatsukaichiMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Aki Province proposed addition to the Twenty-Two Shrines  Izumo taisha Izumo, ShimaneMyojin Taisha, Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Izumo Province"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2; retrieved 2013-1-28. head shrine of Izumo-taishakyo, sometimes seen as a rival to Ise Grand Shrine  Hikawa ShrineSawada, Janine Anderson. (2004).  Practical pursuits: religion, politics, and personal cultivation in nineteenth-century Japan, p. 312 n15. Saitama (city)Myojin Taisha, Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Musashi Province Katori ShrineChiba prefectural government: Chiba, Katori Shrine  Katori, ChibaMyojin Taisha, Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Shimōsa Province  Kashima jingū  Kashima, IbarakiMyojin Taisha, Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Hitachi Province  Usa Shrine Usa, ŌitaMyojin Taisha, Chokusaisha ichinomiya of Buzen Province Kashii-gū Higashi-ku, FukuokaKokushi genzaisha , Chokusaisha Kashihara Shrine Kashihara, NaraChokusaisha Heian Shrine Sakyō-ku, KyotoChokusaisha Omi Shrine ŌtsuChokusaisha Meiji jingūBreen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History: ways of the Kami, p. 276.  ShibuyaChokusaisha Hiraoka Shrine HigashiōsakaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kawachi Province Ōtori taisha SakaiMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Izumi Province  Ikukunitama Shrine Tennōji-ku, OsakaMyojin Taisha Awa Shrine Tateyama, ChibaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Awa Province  Mishima Taisha Mishima, ShizuokaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Izu Province Atsuta ShrineEncyclopedia of Shinto:  Atsuta Shinkō  Atsuta-ku, NagoyaMyojin Taisha Hinokuma Shrine Wakayama (city)Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kii Province,"Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2013-1-28. shared with Kunikakasu Shrine;  Kunikakasu Shrine Wakayama (city)Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kii Province; shared with Hinokuma Shrine;  Izanagi Shrine Awaji, Hyōgo Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Awaji Province Miyazaki-jingū Miyazaki (city) Kehi Shrine Tsuruga, FukuiMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Echizen Province  Kagoshima Shrine Kirishima, KagoshimaShikinai Taisha ichinomiya of Ōsumi Province   Udo-jingū Nichinan, Miyazaki Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha Fujinomiya, ShizuokaAsama Shrine: Fujinomiya, Shizuoka = Ōmiya in Suruga provinceMyojin Taisha Konohana-sakuya-hime-no-mitoko  Takebe taisha ŌtsuTakebe Taisha: Ōtsu, Shiga = Seta in Ōmi provinceMyojin Taisha Yamato-takeru-no-mitoko; ichinomiya of Ōmi Province  Hokkaidō ShrinePonsonby-Fane, (1963).  The Vicissitudes of Shinto, p. 328. Sapporo ichinomiya of Ezo Province 北海道神宮　...　Hokkaido Jingu Shrine at Nippon-Kichi.jp; retrieved 2012-1-29. Munakata Taisha Munakata, FukuokaMyojin Taisha Yoshino ShrineNDL:  Kanpei Taisha Yoshino Jingu Yoshino, Nara Taiwan Grand ShrinePonsonby-Fane. Imperial, p. 126. Taipei now extinct Karafuto Shrine Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Karafuto Prefecture removed from Sakhalin Hie Shrine Chiyoda, Tokyo Ōyamakui-no-kami Suwa-taisha Suwa, NaganoMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Shinano Province  Kamayama Shrine Wakayama (city) Hakozaki Shrine Higashi-ku, FukuokaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province  Aso jinja Aso, KumamotoMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Higo Province  Taga-taisha Taga, Shiga Sannomiya Kirishima-Jingū Kirishima, Kagoshima Chōsen Jingu Seoul, Korea now extinct Gassan Shrine TsuruokaMyojin Taisha one of the Three Mountains of Dewa;  Fujisan Hongū Sengen TaishaBernstein, Andrew.  "Whose Fuji?: Religion, Region, and State in the Fight for a National Symbol," Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 63, No. 1, Spring 2008, pp. 51-99; Ponsonby-Fane, (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 125. Fujinomiya, ShizuokaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Suruga Province  Takebe taisha ŌtsuMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Ōmi Province  Kumano Hongū Taisha  Tanabe, WakayamaMyojin Taisha Kumano Hayatama Taisha  Shingū, WakayamaShikinai Taisha Niutsuhime Shrine Katsuragi, WakayamaMyojin Taisha Fuyo Jingu Buyeo County, Korea never completed Kantō Shrine Lüshunkou District, Kwantung Leased Territory now extinct Nan'yō ShrinePeattie, Mark R. (1988).  Nanʻyō: the rise and fall of the Japanese in Micronesia, 1885-1945, pp. 225-229; n.b., construction completed in 1941 Koror, Palau Amaterasu Ōmikami. holy relics and kami were evacuated by submarine in 1944Peattie,  p. 339 n61.

Imperial shrines, 2nd rank
The middle-level Imperial shrines were called Kanpei-chūsha (官幣中社) and there were 23 of them. They were not as important as the highest-ranked shrines and didn't get as much money from the government...Ponsonby-Fane. Imperial, p. 125.

 name locationcategory notes Ōharano Shrine. Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto.Kokushi genzaisha Take-mikazuchi-no-mitoko, Iwainushi-no-mitoko, Hime-kami, one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Middle Seven;  Umenomiya Shrine. Ukyō-ku, KyotoUmenomiya Shrine: Ukyō-ku, Kyoto = Umetsu in Yamashiro provinceMyojin Taisha Sakatoke-no-kami, Ōwakako-no-kami, Satatokeko-no-kami, one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight;  Yoshida Shrine. Sakyō-ku, KyotoShikigeisha Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight, Take-mikazuchi-no-mitoko, Iwainushi-no-mitoko, Hime-kami Kitano Tenmangū. Kamigyō-ku, KyotoKokushi genzaisha Sugawara no Michizane , one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight  Kifune Shrine. Sakyō-ku, KyotoMyojin Taisha Kuraokami-no-kami, one of the Twenty-Two Shrines, Lower Eight  Shiramine ShrinePonsonby-Fane. Imperial, p. 126; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940 Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto Emperor Junnin; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940 Akama Shrine Shimonoseki Emperor Antoku; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940 Minase Shrine Shimamoto, Osaka Emperor Go-Toba, Emperor Tsuchimikado and Emperor Juntoku; n.b., raised to kanpei-taisha in 1940 Kamakura-gū KamakuraKamakura-gū: Kamakura, Kanagawa = Kamakura in Sagami province Prince Moriyoshi Iinoya-gū Hamana-ku, HamamatsuIinoya-gū:Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu = Iya in Tōtōmi province. Munenaga-shinnōYatsushiro-gūYatsushiro, KumamotoYatsushiro Shrine: Yatsushiro, Kumamoto = Yatsushiro in Higo provinceKanenaga-shinnō, Nganari--shinnō Tsukiyomi jinja. Unzen Tsukiomi-no-mitoko--> Kanasana JinjaKodama District, Saitama Ikasuri Shrine Chūō-ku, OsakaShikinai Taisha ichinomiya of Settsu Province  Hikosan Jingū Soeda, Fukuoka  Kanegasaki-gūPonsonby-Fane. Imperial, p. 127. Tsuruga, FukuiKanegazaki Shrine: Tsuruga, Fukui = Tsuruga in Echizen province Prince Takanaga, Prince Tsunenaga Dazaifu Tenmangū. Dazaifu, Fukuoka Sugawara no Michizane Ikuta jinja Chūō-ku, KobeMyojin Taisha Waka-hirume-no-mikoto  Nagata Shrine. Nagata-ku, KobeNagata Shrine: Nagata-ku, Kobe = Kobe in Settsu province.Myojin Taisha Kotohshironushi-no-mikoto  Watatsumi jinja. Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Harima ProvinceMyojin Taisha Waka-hirume-no-mikoto  Hikosan Jingū. Soeda, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Ame no Oshihone-no-mikoto (Ame-no-shiho-mimi-no-mitoko) Sumiyoshi-jinja ShimonosekiSumiyoshi Shrine: Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi = Katsuyama in Nagato provinceMyojin Taisha the aramitama of the Sun Goddess, Tsuki-sasaki-itsu no mitama-amasakaru-muka-tsu-hime-no- mitoko; ichinomiya of Nagato Province  Kibitsu Shrine OkayamaMyojin Taisha Ōkibitsu-hiko-no-mikoto, son of Emperor Kōrei; ichinomiya of Bitchū Province  Kumano Nachi Taisha NachikatsuuraKumano Nachi Taisha: Nachikatsuura, Wakayama = Nachi in Kii province; n.b.,  = Kishū (紀州), was a province of  Honshū in Wakayama Prefecture and Mie Prefecture.Kokushi genzaisha Ketsumiko, Kumano Hayatama-no-kami, Kumano Fusumi-no-kami  Itakiso Jinja Wakayama (city)Itakeso Shrine: Wakayama, Wakayama = Nishiyama Higashimura in Kii province; n.b.,  = Kishū (紀州)Myojin Taisha Ōya-hiko-no-mikoto  Mikami Shrine Yasu, ShigaMikami Shrine: Yasu, Shiga = Mikamimura in Ōmi provinceMyojin Taisha Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto  Tainan Shrine. Tainan now extinct; Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa-no-mikoto

Imperial shrines, 3rd rank
There were five shrines that had the lowest rank among the Imperial shrines, and they were known as Kanpei-shōsha (官幣小社).
 name locationCategory notes Ōkunitama Shrine. Fuchū, TokyoŌkunitama jinja at Fuchū, Tokyo = Fuchū in Musashi province Musashi no Ōkuni-tama-no-kami Shigaumi jinja. Higashi-ku, FukuokaShigaumi Shrine: Higashi-ku, Fukuoka = Fukuoka, Chikuzen provinceMyojin Taisha Uwatsutsunoo-no-mikoto, Kakatsutsunoo-no-mitoko, Sokotsutsunoo-no-mikoto,  Sumiyoshi Shrine.  Hakata-ku, FukuokaSumiyoshi Shrine: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka = Fukuoka in Chikuzen provinceMyojin Taisha Uwatsutsunoo-no-mikoto, Kakatsutsunoo-no-mitoko, Sokotsutsunoo-no-mikoto; ichinomiya of Chikuzen Province  Kamado-jinja. Dazaifu, FukuokaKamado Shrine: Dazaifu, Fukuoka = Fukuoka in Chikuzen provinceMyojin Taisha Tamayori-hime  Naminoue Shrine. Naha, OkinawaNaminoe Shrine: Naha, Okinawa = Wakasa on Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu Kingdom Hayatama-no-o, Izanami, Kotosaka-no-o-no-mikoto; ichinomiya of Ryukyu IslandsKerr, George H. (1953). Ryukyu Kingdom and Province before 1945, p. 203.

 Other Imperial shrines 
After the creation of the officially ranked Imperial shrines, another group of special shrines known as Bekkaku kanpeisha (別格官幣社) was established. These shrines were not included in the ranking system of the Imperial shrines, but they were still considered to be of imperial status.
namelocationCategorynotesYasukuni ShrineChiyoda, TokyoChokusaishaGokoku Shrines are categorized separately but considered branches of this shrineUesugi ShrineYonezawa, YamagataRyōzen ShrineDate, FukushimaTokiwa JinjaMito, IbarakiKarasawayama ShrineTochigi Sano, TochigiKomikado ShrineNarita, ChibaOyama Shrine (Ishikawa)KanazawaFujishima ShrineFukui (city)Fukui ShrineFukui (city)Kunōzan Tōshō-gūSuruga-ku, ShizuokaYūki ShrineTsu, MieKitabatake ShrineTsu, MieGoō ShrineKamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto City, Kyoto PrefectureToyokuni Shrine (Kyoto)Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto PrefectureAbeno ShrineAbeno-ku, OsakaShijōnawate ShrineShijōnawateMinatogawa ShrineChūō-ku, Kobe, Kobe, JapanTanzan ShrineSakurai, NaraNawa ShrineSaihaku District, Tottori Daisen, TottoriToyosaka ShrineYamaguchi (city)Noda ShrineYamaguchi (city)Saga ShrineSaga (city)Kikuchi ShrineKikuchi, KumamotoTerukuni jinjaKagoshimaYamauchi ShrineKōchi Prefecture Kōchi, KōchiNikkō Tōshō-gūNikkōNashinoki ShrineKamigyō-ku, KyotoKenkun ShrineKita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

Kokuhei-sha
The Kokuhei-sha (国幣社) classified the government-supported shrines in a hierarchy, based on their national significance. The kokuheisha, on the other hand, were shrines that enshrined local kami considered beneficial to their respective areas.

National shrines, 1st rank
The six most highly ranked, nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Taisha (国幣大社) were considered the top tier of the national shrines.

 name locationCategory notes Keta Shrine Hakui, IshikawaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Noto Province  Nangū Taisha Tarui, GifuMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Mino Province  Tado Shrine Kuwana, MieMyojin Taisha Ninomiya,  Kumano Taisha Matsue, ShimaneMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Izumo Province  Ōyamazumi Shrine Imabari, EhimeMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Iyo Province  Kōra taisha Kurume, FukuokaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Chikugo Province 

National shrines, 2nd rank
The mid-range of ranked, nationally significant shrines or  encompassed 47 sanctuaries.
 name locationCategory notes Hakodate Hachiman Shrine Hakodate, Hokkaidō Shiogama jinja Shiogama, MiyagiShikigeisha ichinomiya of Mutsu Province  Ōmonoimi-jinja Yuza, YamagataMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Dewa Province;  Tsutsukowake jinja Tanagura, FukushimaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Mutsu Province  Isasumi jinja Aizumisato, FukushimaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Iwashiro Province  Nikkō Futarasan jinja Nikkō, TochigiMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province  Utsunomiya Futarayama jinja Utsunomiya, TochigiMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province  Ichinomiya Nukisaki jinja Tomioka, GunmaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kōzuke Province  Oarai Isosaki Shrine Ōarai, IbarakiMyojin Taisha Sakatsura Isozaki Shrine Hitachinaka, IbarakiMyojin Taisha Tamasaki jinja Ichinomiya, ChibaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kazusa Province  Samukawa jinja Samukawa, KanagawaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Sagami Province  Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Kamakura, Kanagawa Ichinomiya Asama jinja Fuefuki, YamanashiMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Kai Province  Ikushimatarushima Shrine Ueda, NaganoMyojin Taisha Yahiko jinja Yahiko, NiigataMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Echigo Province Imizu Jinja Takaoka, ToyamaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Etchū Province  Shirayamahime jinja Hakusan, Ishikawa ichinomiya of Kaga Province Wakasahiko Shrine Obama, FukuiMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Wakasa Province  Masumida jinja Ichinomiya, AichiMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Owari Province  Ōagata jinja Inuyama, AichiMyojin Taisha Ninomiya,  Aekuni jinja Ueno, Iga ichinomiya of Iga Province  Izumo daijingu Kameoka, KyotoMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Tanba Province  Kono jinja Miyazu, KyotoMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Tango Province Izushi jinja Toyooka, HyōgoMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Tajima Province  Iwa jinja Shisō, HyōgoMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Harima Province  Nakayama Shrine Tsuyama, OkayamaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Mimasaka Province  Ani Shrine Okayama, OkayamaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Bizen Province  Hayatani Shrine Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Ninomiya Ube jinja Tottori, TottoriMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Inaba Province  Mizuwakasu Shrine Okinoshima, ShimaneMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Oki Province  Miho jinja Matsue, Shimane Tamanooya jinja Hōfu, Yamaguchi ichinomiya of Suō Province Tamura jinja Takamatsu, KagawaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Sanuki Province  Kotohira-gu Kotohira, Kagawa Isono Shrine Saijō, EhimeMyojin Taisha Inbe Shrine Tokushima, TokushimaMyojin Taisha Ōasahiko jinja Naruto, TokushimaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Awa Province  Tosa jinja Kōchi, KōchiShikinai Taisha ichinomiya of Tosa Province  Sasamuta jinja Ōita, ŌitaShikinai Taisha ichinomiya of Bungo Province  Tashima Shrine Karatsu, SagaMyojin Taisha Sumiyoshi Shrine (Iki City) Iki, NagasakiMyojin Taisha Kaijin Shrine Tsushima, NagasakiMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Tsushima Province;  Chinzei Taisha Suwa jinja Nagasaki, Nagasaki Nitta Shrine (Satsumasendai City) Satsumasendai, Kagoshima ichinomiya of Satsuma Province

National shrines, 3rd rank

There are 50 nationally significant shrines that are classified as Kokuhei Shōsha, which are the lowest ranked shrines in the modern system of ranked Shinto shrines.
namelocationcategorynotes Iwakiyama Jinja Hirosaki, Aomori ichinomiya of Mutsu Province Koshiō Shrine Akita, AkitaKokushi genzaisha Komagata Shrine Ōshū, Iwate ichinomiya of Rikuchū Province Dewa jinja Tsuruoka, Yamagata one of the Three Mountains of Dewa Yudonosan jinja Tsuruoka, Yamagata one of the Three Mountains of Dewa Chichibu Shrine Chichibu, Saitama Shinomiya Hakone Shrine Hakone, Kanagawa Oguni Jinja Mori, Shizuoka ichinomiya of Tōtōmi Province Shizuoka Sengen jinja Aoi-ku, Shizuoka Izusan Jinja Atami, Shizuoka Togakushi Shrine Nagano, Nagano Hotaka Shrine Azumino, NaganoMyojin Taisha Watatsu Shrine Sado, Niigata ichinomiya of Sado Province Takase Shrine Nanto, Toyama ichinomiya of Etchū Province  Oyama Shrine Tateyama, Toyama ichinomiya of Etchū Province Sugo Ishibe Shrine Kaga, IshikawaNinomiya Tsurugi Shrine Echizen, Fukui Ninomiya Minashi Shrine Takayama, Gifu ichinomiya of Hida Province Inaba Shrine Gifu, Gifu Toga Shrine Toyokawa, Aichi ichinomiya of Mikawa Province Tsushima jinja Tsushima, Aichi Owari Ōkunitama jinja Inazawa, Aichi Kibitsuhiko jinja Okayama, OkayamaMyojin Taisha ichinomiya of Bizen Province  Kibitsu jinja Fukuyama, Hiroshima ichinomiya of Bingo Province Nunakuma Shrine Fukuyama, Hiroshima Ōgamiyama Shrine Yonago, Tottori Shitori jinja Yurihama, Tottori ichinomiya of Hōki Province Hinomisaki Shrine Izumo, Shimane Mononobe jinja Ōda, Shimane ichinomiya of Iwami Province Susa jinja Izumo, Shimane Sada Jinja Matsue, Shimane Iminomiya Shrine Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Chiriku Hachiman Shrine Miyaki, Saga ichinomiya of Buzen Province Yusuhara Hachimangū Oita, Oita ichinomiya of Bungo Province Fujisaki Hachiman jinja Kumamoto, Kumamoto Tsuno-jinja Tsuno, Miyazaki ichinomiya of Hyūga Province Hirasaki Shrine Ibusuki, Kagoshima ichinomiya of Satsuma Province Keijo Jinja Seoul, Korea extinct Ryūtōzan Jinja Busan, Korea extinct Taikyu Jinja Daegu, Korea extinct Heijō Shrine Pyongyang, Korea extinct Kōshū Jinja Gwangju, Korea extinct Kōgen Jinja Chuncheon, Korea extinct Zenshū Jinja Jeonju, Korea  extinct Kankō Jinja Hamhung, Korea  extinct Shinchiku Jinja Hsinchu, Taiwan  extinct Taichu Jinja Taichung, Taiwan  extinct Kagi Shrine Chiayi, Taiwan  extinct

Gokoku shrines
Gokoku shrines were ranked separately They were considered branches of Yasukuni Shrine. This list only includes those which are currently ranked as Beppyo shrines
namelocationBeppyonotesYasukuni ShrineTokyoformerlyTraditional head shrine. Also ranked as a Bekkaku KanpeishaMiyagi Gokoku ShrineSendai, Miyagi yesAkita Prefecture Gokoku ShrineAkita (city)yesYamagata Prefecture Gokoku ShrineYamagatayesFukushima Gokoku ShrineFukushimayesIbaraki Prefectural Gokoku ShrineMito, IbarakiyesGunma Gokoku ShrineTakasakiyesChiba Gokoku ShrineChiba (city) Chūō-ku, ChibayesNiigata Gokoku ShrineNiigata (city) Chūō-ku, NiigatayesToyama Gokoku ShrineToyama cityyesIshikawa Gokoku ShrineKanazawayesFukui Gokoku ShrineFukui (city)yesYamanashi Gokoku ShrineKōfuyesNagano Gokoku ShrineMatsumoto, NaganoyesGifu Gokoku ShrineGifuyesShizuokaken Gokoku ShrineAoi Ward, Shizuoka CityyesAichi Gokoku ShrineNaka-ku, NagoyayesMie Prefecture Gokoku ShrineTsu, MieyesShiga Prefecture Gokoku ShrineHikone, ShigayesKyoto Ryozen Gokoku ShrineHigashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto PrefectureyesOsaka Gokoku ShrineSuminoe-ku, OsakayesHyogo Himeji Gokoku ShrineHimejiyesHyogo Prefecture Kobe Gokoku ShrineNada-ku, KobeyesNara Gokoku ShrineNara (city)yesMatsue Gokoku ShrineMatsueyesHamada Gokoku ShrineHamada, ShimaneyesOkayama Gokoku ShrineNaka-ku, OkayamayesBingo Gokoku ShrineFukuyama, HiroshimayesHiroshima Gokoku ShrineNaka-ku, HiroshimayesYamaguchi Prefecture Gokoku ShrineYamaguchi (city)yesTokushima Gokoku ShrineTokushima (city)yesEhime Prefecture Gokoku ShrineMatsuyamayesKochi Gokoku ShrineKōchi (city)yesFukuoka Prefecture Gokoku ShrineChūō-ku, FukuokayesSaga Gokoku ShrineSaga (city)yesNagasaki Gokoku ShrineNagasakiyesOita Gokoku ShrineŌita (city)yesKagoshima Prefecture Gokoku ShrineKagoshimayesMiyazaki Gokoku ShrineMiyazakiyesNot a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the warKumamoto Gokoku ShrineKumamotoyesNot a proper Gokoku Shrine but listed as equivalent due to having been finished after the warOkinawa Gokoku ShrineOkinawanoHida Gokoku ShrineTakayama, GifunoAomori Gokoku ShrineAomorinoWakayama Gokoku ShrineWakayama (city)noMeguro Gokoku ShrineMeguronoIki Gokoku ShrineIki, NagasakinoKagawa Gokoku ShrineZentsūji, KagawanoKawanami Gokoku ShrineKawaminami, MiyazakinoSaitama Gokoku ShrineSaitama (city)noSapporo Gokoku ShrineSapporonoTanao Gokoku ShrineHekinannoTochigi Gokoku ShrineTochigi (city)noNōhi Gokoku ShrineŌgaki, GifunoHakodate Gokoku ShrineHakodatenoMatsumae Gokoku ShrineMatsumae, HokkaidonoTaiwan Gokoku ShrineTaiwanno

"Min-sha"
The  or various smaller shrines ranking below these two levels of Kan-sha ("official government shrines") are commonly, though unofficially, referred to as "people's shrines" or . These lower-ranking shrines were initially subdivided by the proclamation of the fourteenth day of the fifth month of 1871 into four main ranks, "Metropolitan", "Clan" or "Domain", "Prefectural", and "District" shrines. By far the largest number of shrines fell below the rank of District shrine. Their status was clarified by the  of the fourth day of the seventh month of 1871, in accordance with which "Village shrines" ranked below their respective "District shrines", while the smaller local shrines or Hokora ranked beneath the "Village shrines".

Here is a non-exhaustive list of shrines under each categorization. This list only includes ones now listed as Beppyo shrines.

 Metropolitan and Prefectural Shrines 
"Metropolitan shrines" were known as . "Prefectural shrines" were known as . At a later date, the "Prefectural shrines" were classed together with the "Metropolitan shrines" as "Metropolitan and Prefectural Shrines" or .
NamelocationCategorynotesMetropolitan Shrine (府社)Nogi Shrine (Tokyo)Minato, Tokyo－Kanda ShrineChiyoda, TokyoTōgō ShrineTokyo Shibuya－Ōmiya Hachiman ShrineSuginami－Yushima TenmangūBunkyōAtago Shrine (Kyoto)Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Ukyō-ku, KyotoSmall company (小社)Osaka TenmangūKita-ku, OsakaKōzu-gūChuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka PrefecturePrefectural Shrine (県社)Sumiyoshi Shrine (Hokkaidō)OtaruKamikawa ShrineAsahikawaObihiro ShrineObihiroTarumaezan ShrineTomakomaiSaruka JinjaHirakawa, AomoriShiwa Inari ShrineShiwa District, Iwate Shiwa, Iwate－Morioka HachimangūMorioka－Kinkasan ShrineIshinomakiSmall editorial company (小社論社)Takekoma Inari ShrineIwanumaTaiheiyama Miyoshi ShrineAkita (city)Akita Suwa ShrineSenboku District, Akita Misato, AkitaKinpō JinjaTsuruokaKumano Shrine (Yamagata)Nan'yō, YamagataAyukai HachimanguNishiokitama District, Yamagata Shirataka－Yachi HachimanguNishimurayama District, Yamagata Kahoku, Yamagata－Chōkai gassan ryōsho-guYamagata－Sagae HachimanguSagae－Tsukubasan ShrineTsukubaMyojin Taisha (名神)・Small company (小社)Mito Tōshō-gūMito, Ibaraki－Mitsumine ShrineChichibu, SaitamaHodosan ShrineNagatoro, SaitamaYakyu Inari ShrineHigashimatsuyama, SaitamaHikawa Shrine (Kawagoe)Kawagoe, SaitamaWashinomiya ShrineKuki, SaitamaKoma ShrineHidaka, SaitamaEnoshima ShrineFujisawa, KanagawaIseyama KotaijinguYokohama－Hiratsuka HachimanguHiratsukaHōtoku  Ninomiya ShrineOdawara－Ooyama Aburi ShrineIsehara, KanagawaSmall company (小社)Hakusan ShrineNiigata (city) Chūō-ku, NiigataSmall editorial company (小社論社)Hie Shrine (Toyama)Toyama (city)－Onominato ShrineKanazawaSmall company (小社)Shinmei ShrineFukui (city)Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Asama ShrineFujiyoshidaFuji Omuro Asama ShrineMinamitsuru District, Yamanashi FujikawaguchikoTakeda ShrineKōfu－Fukashi ShrineMatsumoto, NaganoTenaga ShrineSuwa, NaganoTakemizuwake ShrineChikuma, NaganoMyojin Taisha (名神)Nyakuichi Ouji ShrineŌmachi, NaganoSakurayama HachimanguTakayama, GifuAkihasan Hongū Akiha JinjaTenryū WardShirahama ShrineShimoda, ShizuokaMyojin Taisha (名神)Yaizu ShrineYaizuOi ShrineShimada, ShizuokaGosha-Suwa-jinjaChūō-ku, HamamatsuWakamiya Hachiman ShrineNaka Ward, Nagoya CityChiryu ShrineChiryūSmall company (小社)Tsubaki Grand ShrineSuzuka, MieSmall editorial company (小社論社)Himure Hachiman-gūŌmihachimanNagahama HachimanguNagahama, ShigaNishinomiya ShrineNishinomiyaItatehyōzu ShrineHimejiSmall company (小社)Hiromine ShrineHimejiKokushi genzaisha (国史)Oishi ShrineAkō, Hyōgo－Tada ShrineKawanishi, Hyōgo－Isonozatakumushitama ShrineYamatotakada, NaraTaisha (大社)Tokei ShrineTanabe, WakayamaHirahama HachimanguMatsueYaegaki ShrineMatsueSmall company (小社)Fukuyama HachimangūFukuyama, HiroshimaKameyama ShrineKure, HiroshimaHōfu TenmangūHōfuKotozaki HachimanguUbe, YamaguchiKameyama HachimangūShimonosekiIshizuchi ShrineSaijō, EhimeWarei ShrineUwajima, EhimeIyozu Hikomei ShrineMatsuyamaMyojin Taisha (名神)Koshi Tenmangu shrineKōchi (city)Miyajidake ShrineFukutsu, FukuokaKurume SuitengūKurume CityKushida ShrineHakata-ku, FukuokaFurogu ShrineŌkawa, FukuokaTobata HachimanguKitakyushu Tobata-ku, KitakyūshūKosou HachimanguMoji-ku, KitakyūshūUmi Hachiman-gūKasuya District, Fukuoka Umi, FukuokaOtomi ShrineBuzen, FukuokaTerumo shrineChūō-ku, FukuokaNoso HachimanguIizuka, FukuokaYūtoku Inari ShrineKashima, Saga－Kameyama Hachimangu ShrineSaseboAoi Aso ShrineHitoyoshi, KumamotoHachiman Asami ShrineBeppuKasuga ShrineŌita (city)Kanbashiragu shrineMiyakonojōSano ShrineNishimorokata District, Miyazaki Takaharu, Miyazaki

Clan or Domain shrines
"Clan shrines" or "Domain shrines" were known as . Due to the abolition of the han system, no shrines were ever placed in this category.

District shrine
"District shrines" were known as .
NamelocationCategorynotesHokutan ShrineShōnai, Yamagata－Osugi ShrineInashikiIgusa HachimanguSuginami－Inage ShrineKawasaki, Kanagawa Kawasaki-ku, KawasakiFuji Yamashitamiya Komuro Asama ShrineFujiyoshidaFuji Rokusho Sengen ShrineFuji, ShizuokaSmall company (小社)Imamiya Ebisu ShrineNaniwa-ku, OsakaTaikodani Inari ShrineKanoashi District, Shimane Tsuwano, ShimaneTsunomine ShrineAnan, TokushimaWashio Atago ShrineNishi-ku, FukuokaTagata Shrinenot a Beppyo shrineYatsurugi-jinjanot a Beppyo shrine

Village shrines
"Village shrines" were known as  and ranked below their respective "District shrines", in accordance with the District Shrine Law of 4 July 1871.
NamelocationCategorynotesŌsaki HachimangūSendai Aoba-ku, SendaiKasama Inari ShrineKasama, IbarakiYohashira ShrineMatsumoto, Nagano－Kinomiya ShrineAtamiFutami Okitama ShrineIse, MieAga ShrineHigashiōmiHijiyama ShrineHiroshima Minami-ku, HiroshimaWakamatsu Ebisu ShrineWakamatsu-ku, KitakyūshūAoshima ShrineMiyazaki (city)Takachiho ShrineNishiusuki District, Miyazaki Takachiho, MiyazakiKokushi genzaisha (国史)Amanoiwato ShrineTakachiho Town, Nishiusuki DistrictYurahime ShrineOki-gun, ShimaneMyojin Taisha (名神)Oki Province Ichinomiya, not a Beppyo shrineAmanotanagao ShrineIki, NagasakiMyojin Taisha (名神)Iki Province Ichinomiya, not a Beppyo shrine

Hokora or Ungraded shrines
Small local shrines known as  are ranked beneath the village shrines, in accordance with the District Shrine Law of 4 July 1871. At a later date, shrines beneath the rank of "Village shrines" were classed as "Ungraded shrines" or .
NamelocationCategorynotesSarutahiko ShrineIse, Mie－Takahashi Inari ShrineKumamoto－Suitengū (Tokyo)Not a Beppyo shrine 

Statistics
New shrines were established and existing shrines promoted to higher ranks at various dates, but a 1903 snapshot of the 193,297 shrines in existence at that time saw the following:

Kan-sha
Imperial shrines: 95
National shrines: 75
"Min-sha"
Metropolitan and prefectural shrines: 571
District shrines: 3,476
Village shrines: 52,133
Ungraded shrines: 136,947

Related pages
 List of Shinto shrines
 Twenty-Two Shrines
 Myojin Taisha
 Kokushi genzaisha
 Beppyo shrine

Notes

References

 Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000).  Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 
 Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959).  The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
 _______________. (1962).  Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449
 _______________. (1963).  The Viciissitudes of Shinto. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society.  

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