# Bureau of Religions

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Bureau of Religions Predecessor Bureau of Shrines and Temples Formation April 1900 Dissolved November 1, 1942 Parent organization Home Ministry (1900-1913), Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (1913-1942)

The **Bureau of Religions** (宗教局, *Shūkyō kyoku*) is one of the [Internal departments](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Internal_departments_of_Imperial_Japan&action=edit&redlink=1) [[ja](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%85%E9%83%A8%E9%83%A8%E5%B1%80)] of the [Ministry of the Interior](/source/Home_Ministry) during the pre-[World War I](/source/World_War_I) period and later the [Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture](/source/Ministry_of_Education%2C_Science%2C_Sports_and_Culture) in Japan.

It was split off from the [Bureau of Shrines and Temples](/source/Bureau_of_Shrines_and_Temples) in 1900.[1][2]

## Outline

Initially, religious administration was under the jurisdiction of the [Bureau of Shrines and Temples](/source/Shrines_and_Temples_Bureau) of the [Ministry of the Interior](/source/Home_Ministry), but in April 1900, it was separated into the [Bureau of Shrines](/source/Bureau_of_Shrines) and the Bureau of Religion.[3] The first and second divisions were set up with jurisdictions over [Shinto](/source/Shinto), [Buddhist](/source/Buddhism_in_Japan), and other religious affairs, as well as [monks'](/source/Bhikkhu) and [teachers'](/source/Clergy) affairs.[4]

On June 13, 1913, the Bureau of Religion was transferred from the jurisdiction of the [Home Ministry](/source/Home_Ministry) to the [Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture](/source/Ministry_of_Education%2C_Science%2C_Sports_and_Culture).[4][5] It was in charge of denominations, sects, associations, priests, teachers, and other matters related to religion, such as Buddhist temples and the preservation of old shrines and temples.[6][7]

On December 22, 1924, the First Section was renamed the Religious Affairs Section and the Second Section was renamed the Ancient Shrine and Temple Preservation Section.[8] On December 1, 1928, the Division for the Preservation of Ancient Temples and Shrines was renamed the Preservation Division.[9] In 1942 it was abolished and went through a few successor institutions until complete abolition after the end of [World War II](/source/World_War_II).[10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Glossary of Shinto Names and Terms: S"](https://www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/glossary/def_S.html#shaji_kyoku). *www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp*. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mullins, Mark R.; Thomas, Jolyon Baraka; McMullen, Matthew D. (2022). ["Religion, Politics, and the Law in Postwar Japan"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/48696755). *Japanese Journal of Religious Studies*. **49** (1): 118. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.18874/jjrs.49.1.2022.115-146](https://doi.org/10.18874%2Fjjrs.49.1.2022.115-146). [hdl](/source/Hdl_(identifier)):[2292/62450](https://hdl.handle.net/2292%2F62450). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0304-1042](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0304-1042). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [48696755](https://www.jstor.org/stable/48696755). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [253606405](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:253606405).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-asia1_3-0)** ["御署名原本・明治三十三年・勅令第百六十三号・内務省官制中改正追加"](https://www.jacar.archives.go.jp/aj/meta/MetSearch.cgi?IS_KEY_S1=A03020457500&SUM_KIND=SimpleSummary&IS_KIND=detail&IS_SCH=META&IS_STYLE=eng&IS_START=1&IS_EXTSCH=&DEF_XSL=default&IS_SORT_KND=ASC&IS_SORT_FLD=&IS_TAG_S1=InD&IS_LYD_DIV=&LIST_VIEW=&ON_LYD=on) (in Japanese). [Japan Center for Asian Historical Records](/source/Japan_Center_for_Asian_Historical_Records). Ref. A03020457500.、明治33年4月26日。

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE秦郁彦1981738_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE秦郁彦1981738_4-1) [秦郁彦 1981](#CITEREF秦郁彦1981), p. 738.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [文化庁月報 平成25年9月号(No.540)](https://www.bunka.go.jp/pr/publish/bunkachou_geppou/2013_09/special_03/special_03.html). 文化庁. Retrieved 2021-04-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-asia2_6-0)** ["御署名原本・大正二年・勅令第百七十三号・文部省官制中改正"](https://www.jacar.archives.go.jp/aj/meta/MetSearch.cgi?IS_KEY_S1=A03020971300&SUM_KIND=SimpleSummary&IS_KIND=detail&IS_SCH=META&IS_STYLE=eng&IS_START=1&IS_EXTSCH=&DEF_XSL=default&IS_SORT_KND=ASC&IS_SORT_FLD=&IS_TAG_S1=InD&IS_LYD_DIV=&LIST_VIEW=&ON_LYD=on) (in Japanese). [Japan Center for Asian Historical Records](/source/Japan_Center_for_Asian_Historical_Records). Ref. A03020971300.、大正2年6月13日。

1. **[^](#cite_ref-kanpo1_7-0)** [『官報』第265号「彙報」大正2年6月18日。](https://dl.ndl.go.jp/en/pid/2952363/1/8) (in Japanese) [ndldm](/source/Ndlpid_(identifier)):[2952363](https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/en/search?cs=bib&f-pid=2952363)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-kanpo2_8-0)** [『官報』第3704号「彙報」大正13年12月25日。](https://dl.ndl.go.jp/en/pid/2955852/1/5) (in Japanese) [ndldm](/source/Ndlpid_(identifier)):[2955852](https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/en/search?cs=bib&f-pid=2955852)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-kanpo3_9-0)** [『官報』第581号「彙報」昭和3年12月4日。](https://dl.ndl.go.jp/en/pid/2957046/1/3) (in Japanese) [ndldm](/source/Ndlpid_(identifier)):[2957046](https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/en/search?cs=bib&f-pid=2957046)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE秦郁彦1981747_10-0)** [秦郁彦 1981](#CITEREF秦郁彦1981), p. 747.

## Bibliography

- [秦郁彦](/source/%E7%A7%A6%E9%83%81%E5%BD%A6) (1981), *戦前期日本官僚制の制度・組織・人事*, 東京大学出版会

- [秦郁彦](/source/%E7%A7%A6%E9%83%81%E5%BD%A6) (2001), *日本官僚制総合事典 : 1868-2000*, 東京大学出版会, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [4130301217](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/4130301217)

v t e State Shinto Organizations Department of Divinities Ministry of Divinities Missionary Office Ministry of Religion Kyodo Shoku Taikyo Institute Bureau of Shinto Affairs Bureau of Shrines and Temples Home Ministry Institute of Japanese Classics Research National Association of Shinto Priests Bureau of Shrines Bureau of Religions Institute of Divinities Jingu-kyo Kokugakuin University Concepts Unity of religion and rule Haibutsu kishaku Secular Shrine Theory Yasukuni Shrine Shōkonsha Imperial cult Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines Events Taikyo Proclamation Shinbutsu bunri Shrine Consolidation Policy Religious Organizations Law Shrine Parishioner Registration Humanity Declaration Shinto Directive Successor organizations Association of Shinto Shrines Kokugakuin University Shinto Taikyo Yasukuni Shrine Gokoku Shrines Shrine Shinto Predecessors Kokugaku Fukko Shinto

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