Ichinomiya

Shinto shrine with the highest rank in a province

Ichinomiya (一宮, also 一の宮 or 一之宮, first shrine) is a Japanese term for the chief Shinto shrines in each of the pre-modern provinces.[1]

List of ichinomiya all across Japan -- stone marker at Tamura Shrine in Sanuki Province

The ichinomiya are the shrines with the highest shrine rank in an area.[2] Shrines of the lower rank are called ninomiya (二宮, second), sannomiya (三宮, third), shinomiya (四宮, fourth), and so forth.

History

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When prefectures were established in the Meiji period, the old system of provincial ichinomiya was not changed. Each new prefecture had one or more ichinomiya.[3]

List of shrines

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Region Province Shrine Location
Name Kanji
Kinai Yamashiro Kamo-jinja 賀茂神社 Kyoto, Kyoto
Yamato Ōmiwa Shrine 大神神社 Sakurai, Nara
Kawachi Hiraoka Shrine 枚岡神社 Higashiosaka, Osaka
Izumi Ōtori taisha 大鳥大社 Sakai, Osaka
Settsu Sumiyoshi-taisha 住吉大社 Osaka, Osaka
Tōkaidō Iga Aekuni Shrine 敢国神社 Iga, Mie
Ise Tsubaki Grand Shrine 椿大神社 Suzuka, Mie
Tsubaki Jinja / Nakato Jinja 都波岐神社・奈加等神社 Suzuka, Mie
Shima Izawa-no-miya 伊雑宮 Shima, Mie
Izawa-jinja 伊射波神社 Toba, Mie
Owari Masumida Shrine 真清田神社 Ichinomiya, Aichi
Mikawa Toga Shrine 砥鹿神社 Toyokawa, Aichi
Tōtōmi Kotonomama Hachiman-gū 事任八幡宮 Kakegawa, Shizuoka
Oguni Jinja 小国神社 Shūchi-gun, Shizuoka
Suruga Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha 浅間神社 Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
Izu Mishima Taisha 三嶋大社 Mishima, Shizuoka
Kai Ichinomiya Asama Shrine (Fuefuki) 浅間神社 Fuefuki, Yamanashi
Ichinomiya Sengen Shrine 浅間神社 Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi
Sagami Samukawa Shrine 寒川神社 Kōza-gun, Kanagawa
Musashi Hikawa-jinja 氷川神社 Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Ono Shrine 小野神社 Tama, Tokyo
Awa Awa Shrine 安房神社 Tateyama, Chiba
Susaki Shrine 洲崎神社 Tateyama, Chiba
Kazusa Tamasaki Shrine 玉前神社 Ichinomiya, Chōsei-gun, Chiba
Shimōsa Katori Jingū 香取神宮 Katori, Chiba
Hitachi Kashima Jingū 鹿島神宮 Kashima, Ibaraki
Tōsandō Ōmi Takebe taisha 建部大社 Ōtsu, Shiga
Mino Nangū Taisha 南宮大社 Fuwa-gun, Gifu
Hida Minashi Shrine 飛騨一宮水無神社 Takayama, Gifu
Shinano Suwa-taisha 諏訪大社 Suwa, Nagano
Kōzuke Nukisaki Shrine 一之宮貫前神社 Tomioka, Gunma
Shimotsuke Futarasan jinja 日光二荒山神社 Nikkō, Tochigi
Utsunomiya Futarayama Jinja 宇都宮二荒山神社 Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Mutsu Tsutsukowake Shrine 都都古和気神社 Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima
Shiogama Jinja 鹽竈神社 Shiogama, Miyagi
Dewa Ōmonoimi-jinja 大物忌神社 Akumi-gun, Yamagata
Hokurikudō Wakasa Wakasahiko Shrine 若狭彦神社 Obama, Fukui
Echizen Kehi Shrine 氣比神宮 Tsuruga, Fukui
Kaga Shirayama Hime Shrine 白山比咩神社 Hakusan, Ishikawa
Noto Keta Taisha 気多大社 Hakui, Ishikawa
Etchū Takase Shrine 高瀬神社 Nanto, Toyama
Keta Jinja 気多神社 Takaoka, Toyama
Oyama Shrine [ja; simple] 雄山神社 Nakaniikawa-gun, Toyama
Imizu Jinja 射水神社 Takaoka, Toyama
Echigo Yahiko Shrine 彌彦神社 Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata
Kota-jinja 居多神社 Jōetsu, Niigata
Amatsu Shrine 天津神社 Itoigawa, Niigata
Sado Watatsu Shrine 度津神社 Sado, Niigata
San'indō Tamba Izumo-daijingū 出雲大神宮 Kameoka, Kyōto
Tango Kono Shrine 籠神社 Miyazu, Kyōto
Tajima Izushi Shrine 出石神社 Toyooka, Hyōgo
Awaga-jinja 粟鹿神社 Asago, Hyōgo
Inaba Ube shrine 宇倍神社 Tottori, Tottori
Hōki Shitori-jinja 倭文神社 Tottori
Izumo Izumo-taisha 出雲大社 Izumo, Shimane
Iwami Mononobe-jinja 物部神社 Ōda, Shimane
Oki Mizuwakasu Shrine 水若酢神社 Oki-gun, Shimane
Yurahime Shrine 由良比女神社 Oki-gun, Shimane
San'yōdō Harima Iwa Shrine 伊和神社 Shisō, Hyōgo
Mimasaka Nakayama Shrine 中山神社 Tsuyama, Okayama
Bizen Kibitsuhiko Shrine 吉備津彦神社 Okayama, Okayama
Bitchū Kibitsu jinja 吉備津神社 Okayama, Okayama
Bingo Kibitsu-jinja 吉備津神社 Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Aki Itsukushima Shrine 厳島神社 Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
Suō Tamanooya jinja 玉祖神社 Hōfu, Yamaguchi
Nagato Sumiyoshi-jinja 住吉神社 Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
Nankaidō Kii Hinokuma/Kunikakasu jingū 日前神宮・國懸神宮 Wakayama, Wakayama
Niutsuhime Shrine 丹生都比売神社 Katsuragi, Wakayama
Itakiso Jinja 伊太祁曽神社 Wakayama, Wakayama
Awaji Izanagi Jingū 伊弉諾神宮 Awaji, Hyōgo
Awa Ōasahiko Shrine 大麻比古神社 Naruto, Tokushima
Ichinomiya Shrine 一宮神社 Tokushima, Tokushima
Sanuki Tamura jinja 田村神社 Takamatsu, Kagawa
Iyo Ōyamazumi jinja 大山祇神社 Imabari, Ehime
Tosa Tosa jinja 土佐神社 Kōchi, Kōchi
Saikaidō Chikuzen Sumiyoshi jinja 住吉神社 Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Hakozaki Shrine 筥崎宮 Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Chikugo Kōra taisha 高良大社 Kurume, Fukuoka
Buzen Usa Jingū 宇佐神宮 Usa, Ōita
Bungo Sasamuta-jinja 西寒多神社 Ōita, Ōita
Yusuhara Hachiman-gū 柞原八幡宮 Ōita, Ōita
Hizen Yodohime jinja [simple] 河上神社 Saga, Saga
Chikuri Hachiman-gū 千栗八幡宮 Miyaki, Saga
Higo Aso Shrine 阿蘇神社 Aso, Kumamoto
Hyūga Tsuno Shrine 都農神社 Tsuno, Miyazaki
Ōsumi Kagoshima Shrine 鹿児島神宮 Kirishima, Kagoshima
Satsuma Hirakiki jinja 枚聞神社 Ibusuki, Kagoshima
Nitta Shrine (Satsumasendai City) 新田八幡宮 Satasumasendai, Kagoshima
Iki Amanotanagao Shrine 天手長男神社 Iki, Nagasaki
Tsushima Kaijin Shrine 海神神社 Tsushima, Nagasaki

References

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  1. "Ichi no miya/Sōja," Archived 2020-08-05 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia of Shinto; retrieved 2012-8-24.
  2. The provincial ichinomiya sometimes became place names, such as the city of Ichinomiya, Aichi.
  3. "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," pp. 1-3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-23.

Other websites

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