Ministry of Divinities

{{Short description|Japanese government agency}} {{Infobox organization | formation = [[1871]] | predecessor = [[Department of Divinities]] | successor = [[Ministry of Religion (Japan)|Ministry of Religion]] | dissolved = [[1872]] }}

The {{Nihongo|'''Ministry of Divinities'''|神祇省|Jingishō}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/shinto-9780190621711?cc=us&lang=en& |title=Shinto: A History |date=2016-12-01 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-062171-1 |location=Oxford, New York}}</ref> was a government organization of the [[Empire of Japan]] established on September 22, 1871, replacing the [[Department of Divinities]]. On April 21, 1872, it was replaced by the [[Ministry of Religion (Japan)|Ministry of Religion]].<ref name="www2kokugakuinacjp-2023a">{{Cite web |title=Glossary of Shinto Names and Terms: K |url=https://www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/glossary/def_K.html#kyobusho |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp}}</ref>

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