# Institute of Divinities

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Former Japanese state Shinto organization

Institute of Divinities 神祇院 Agency overview Formed November 9, 1940; 85 years ago (November 9, 1940) Preceding agency Bureau of Shrines, Jingu-kyo Dissolved January 31, 1946; 80 years ago (1946-01-31) Superseding agency Association of Shinto Shrines Headquarters 1-2 Kasumigaseki, Kojimachi-ku, Tokyo-shi Agency executives Eiji Yasui, President Ichisho Inuma, Vice President Parent agency Home Ministry Key document SCAPIN-448

**The Institute of Divinities (神祇院, *Jingi-in*)**[1] is one of the former state agencies of Japan, in the [Ministry of the Interior](/source/Home_Ministry)'s foreign bureau.[2][1] Its purpose was to increase the prestige of [Shintoism](/source/Shinto) among the people and it was the core of shrine administration and Shintoism until the end of WWII.[2]

[Showa](/source/Sh%C5%8Dwa_(1926-1989))'s early [Divinities](/source/Department_of_Divinities) revival movement and movement to establish special divine offices[3] In response to the 1940, it was established on the occasion of the commemoration of the 2,600th anniversary of the accession of [Jimmu](/source/Jimmu) in 1940. After the defeat of [Japan](/source/Empire_of_Japan) in [World War II](/source/World_War_II), the [Shinto Directive](/source/Shinto_Directive) was issued by the [Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers](/source/Supreme_Commander_for_the_Allied_Powers) (GHQ), and the [Shinto Directive](/source/Shinto_Directive) was terminated on January 31, 1946, and the Institute was abolished on the same day.[4]

## Establishment

In accordance with the Government Regulations of the Institute of Shinto Religion (Imperial Ordinance No. 736 of 1940), the [Bureau of Shrines](/source/Bureau_of_Shrines) of the [Home Ministry](/source/Home_Ministry) was elevated to a higher rank and established as an external bureau of the Ministry on November 9, 1940. It is located at 1-2, [Kasumigaseki](/source/Kasumigaseki), Kojimachi-ku, [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo_City) (Ministry of Home Affairs Office Building).[5]

The president was appointed by the Minister of Home Affairs, and Eiji Yasui, Minister of Home Affairs, was appointed as the first president. The Vice President was [Ichisho Inuma](/source/Ichisho_Inuma), Director General of the [Bureau of Shrines](/source/Bureau_of_Shrines), who served in this position until the abolition of the JCG.

The President's Secretariat, the General Affairs Bureau, and the Political Affairs Bureau were established to take charge of matters related to the Jingu shrine, matters related to shrines under the government and national government, matters related to priests and priesthood, and matters related to the spread of reverence for the Shinto religion.

## Shinto Directive and abolition

On December 15, 1945, GHQ issued a memorandum to the government, "Regarding the Abolition of the Government's Guarantee, Support, Preservation, Supervision, and Supervision of National Shinto and Shinto Shrines and the Abolition of Kobu" (SCAPIN-448), which resulted in the abolition of the Institute of Divinities.

The Institute of Divinities was abolished on January 31, 1946, in accordance with the Imperial Ordinance No. 59 of 1946, which concerned the revision of government regulations for administrative reorganization. Except for [some of the former government-owned shrines that do not have an encompassing relationship](/source/Beppyo_Shrine#Shrines_that_are_not_Beppyo_Shrines), most of the jurisdiction over shrines was transferred to the religious corporation [Association of Shinto Shrines](/source/Association_of_Shinto_Shrines) established on February 3 by the [Office of Japanese Classics Research](/source/Office_of_Japanese_Classics_Research), [National Association of Shinto Priests](/source/National_Association_of_Shinto_Priests) and [Jingu-kyo](/source/Jingu-kyo).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## See also

- [State Shinto](/source/State_Shinto)

- [Shrine Shinto](/source/Shrine_Shinto)

- [Department of Divinities](/source/Department_of_Divinities)

- [Ministry of Divinities](/source/Ministry_of_Divinities)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-國學院大學テシタルミューシアム-2023a_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-國學院大學テシタルミューシアム-2023a_1-1) ["Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細"](https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=8859). *國學院大學デジタルミュージアム* (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-11.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-www2kokugakuinacjp-2023a_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-www2kokugakuinacjp-2023a_2-1) ["Basic Terms of Shinto: J"](https://www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/bts/bts_j.html#jingi-in). *www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp*. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [阪本是丸](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E9%98%AA%E6%9C%AC%E6%98%AF%E4%B8%B8&action=edit&redlink=1) 『明治維新と国学者』 大明堂、1993年、193頁

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** 行政整理実施ノ為ニスル内務省官制中改正等ノ件（昭和21年勅令第59号）、『官報』第5713号、昭和21年1月31日。

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [官報](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E5%AE%98%E5%A0%B1&action=edit&redlink=1). 1940年11月09日 内務省告示第五百八十九號 昭和十五年一月九日

## Literature

- [国立国会図書館](/source/National_Diet_Library) デジタルコレクション 神社祭式行事作法 内務省神祇院教務局祭務課編集 昭和17年 書誌ID 000000664653 P15 [https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1040190/1](https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1040190/1)

- 国立国会図書館 デジタルコレクション 告示 / 内務省 / 第76号 / 神社祭式行事作法 明治40年 [https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2950545](https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2950545)

- 国立国会図書館 デジタルコレクション 神社局時代を語る 神祇院教務局調査課 昭和17年 [https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1057614](https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1057614)

- 国立国会図書館 デジタルコレクション 神社本義 神祇院編集 昭和19年 [https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1040153](https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1040153)

- 国立国会図書館 デジタルコレクション 神奈川県内政部 / 神社祭式行事作法解説 昭和18年 P21 22 23 [https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1097500](https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1097500)

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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