Sōja shrine

Sōja-gū the Soja shrine where the 304 kami of Bitchu Province are all worshipped

A Sōja (総社) is a kind of Shinto shrine where the kami of an area are all worshipped. The area can be as small as a manor or as large as a province. Some soja shrines are also ichinomiya.[1]

When a new provincial governor was appointed he needed to visit all the kami of the province. Having all the kami at one soja shrine helped make this easier.[2]

List

ProvinceShrineEngishiki FundingEngishiki RankModern RankingBeppyo Shrine?Coordinates
Yamashiro Yamashiro Sōja Shrine No
Yamato Kokufu Shrine No 34°26′41″N 135°47′52″E / 34.4447188°N 135.7979043°E / 34.4447188; 135.7979043
Kawachi Shikiagatanushi Shrine Taisha Son-sha No 34°34′35″N 135°37′06″E / 34.576388888888886°N 135.61833333333334°E / 34.576388888888886; 135.61833333333334
Izumi Izumi Inoue Shrine Kanpei Shosha Fu-sha No 34°29′13″N 135°25′40″E / 34.486991°N 135.427709°E / 34.486991; 135.427709
Settsu Nanba Shrine Fu-sha No 34°40′44″N 135°29′58″E / 34.67897222°N 135.49955556°E / 34.67897222; 135.49955556
Iga Iga Sōja Shrine No
Ise Miyake Shrine Son-sha No 34°51′16″N 136°30′26″E / 34.8545538°N 136.5071337°E / 34.8545538; 136.5071337
Inafuno Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Ken-sha No 34°50′15″N 136°33′08″E / 34.837555°N 136.552258°E / 34.837555; 136.552258
Miyake Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Son-sha No 34°51′16″N 136°30′26″E / 34.854494°N 136.5072°E / 34.854494; 136.5072
Shima Kokufu Shrine No
Owari Owari Ōkunitama Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Kokuhei Shōsha Yes 35°15′21″N 136°48′20″E / 35.255939°N 136.805617°E / 35.255939; 136.805617
Mikawa Mikawa Sōja No
Tōtōmi Ōmi Kunitama Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Ken-sha No 34°43′40″N 137°51′26″E / 34.727717°N 137.857118°E / 34.727717; 137.857118
Suruga Shizuoka Sengen Shrine Shosha Kokuhei Shōsha Yes 34°59′01″N 138°22′31″E / 34.98361111111111°N 138.37527777777777°E / 34.98361111111111; 138.37527777777777
Izu Mishima Taisha Kanpei (Tsukinami[a]) Myōjin Taisha Kanpei Taisha Yes 35°07′22″N 138°55′07″E / 35.122665°N 138.9187°E / 35.122665; 138.9187
Kai Azumaya-gū Kokuhei Shosha No
Miyamae-cho Hachimangu Ken-sha No 35°40′29″N 138°34′32″E / 35.674693°N 138.575545°E / 35.674693; 138.575545
Kaina Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Son-sha No 35°39′40″N 138°39′04″E / 35.661014°N 138.651025°E / 35.661014; 138.651025
Sagami Rokusho Shrine, Oiso Gō-sha No 35°18′25″N 139°16′28″E / 35.30694444444445°N 139.27444444444444°E / 35.30694444444445; 139.27444444444444
Musashi Ōkunitama Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Kanpei Shōsha Yes 35°40′02″N 139°28′44″E / 35.667333°N 139.479°E / 35.667333; 139.479
Awa Tsurugaya Hachimangū Ken-sha No 35°00′19″N 139°52′00″E / 35.005239°N 139.866667°E / 35.005239; 139.866667
Kazusa Togakushi Shrine Son-sha No 35°29′47″N 140°06′30″E / 35.49625°N 140.108442°E / 35.49625; 140.108442
Iigaoka Hachimangū Ken-sha No 35°32′15″N 140°07′04″E / 35.537531°N 140.117675°E / 35.537531; 140.117675
Shimōsa Rokusho Shrine Son-sha No 35°44′12″N 139°55′01″E / 35.73661111111111°N 139.91702777777778°E / 35.73661111111111; 139.91702777777778
Hitachi Hitachi-no-Kuni Sōshagū Ken-sha No 36°11′16″N 140°16′09″E / 36.187864°N 140.269072°E / 36.187864; 140.269072
Ōmi Ōmi Sōja Shrine No
Mino Nangū Taisha Kokuhei Myōjin Taisha Kokuhei Taisha Yes 35°21′39″N 136°31′30″E / 35.360784°N 136.524963°E / 35.360784; 136.524963
Hida Hida-Soja Ken-sha No 36°08′53″N 137°15′15″E / 36.148189°N 137.254172°E / 36.148189; 137.254172
Shinano Iwa Shrine Son-sha No 36°14′18″N 137°59′28″E / 36.238375°N 137.990975°E / 36.238375; 137.990975
Shinano-omiya-sha Ken-sha No 36°23′40″N 138°15′29″E / 36.394456°N 138.258°E / 36.394456; 138.258
Kōzuke Sōja Shrine Ken-sha No 36°23′17″N 139°02′16″E / 36.388003°N 139.037883°E / 36.388003; 139.037883
Shimotsuke Omiwa Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Ken-sha No 36°24′21″N 139°46′56″E / 36.4059167°N 139.7821556°E / 36.4059167; 139.7821556
Mutsu Mutsu Sōsha-no-miya Shosha Son-sha No 38°18′40″N 140°59′36″E / 38.311094°N 140.993306°E / 38.311094; 140.993306
Dewa Rokusho Shrine Gō-sha No
Wakasa Sō Shrine Son-sha No
Echizen Sōja Daijingū Ken-sha No
Kaga Isobe Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Gō-sha No 36°24′24″N 136°30′10″E / 36.406644°N 136.502721°E / 36.406644; 136.502721
Noto Nanao Soja Shrine Shosha No
Etchū Keta Jinja Kokuhei Myōjin Taisha Ken-sha No 36°48′01″N 137°02′41″E / 36.800211°N 137.044656°E / 36.800211; 137.044656
Echigo Fuchu Hachimangu No 37°10′21″N 138°14′14″E / 37.172417°N 138.237278°E / 37.172417; 138.237278
Sado Sōsha Shrine No
Tamba Sō Shrine Kokuhei Shosha No 35°04′07″N 135°33′11″E / 35.068631°N 135.553139°E / 35.068631; 135.553139
Tango Kono Shrine Kanpei (Tsukinami[b]) Myōjin Taisha Kokuhei Chūsha Yes 35°34′59″N 135°11′48″E / 35.583033°N 135.196703°E / 35.583033; 135.196703
Tajima Keta Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Gō-sha No 35°28′41″N 134°47′35″E / 35.478139°N 134.793127°E / 35.478139; 134.793127
Inaba Inaba Sōja Shrine No
Hōki Kokuchōri Shrine Ken-sha No
Izumo Rokusho Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Ken-sha No 35°25′38″N 133°06′15″E / 35.427166666666665°N 133.10422222222223°E / 35.427166666666665; 133.10422222222223
Iwami Ikan Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Son-sha No 34°55′47″N 132°06′38″E / 34.929829°N 132.110461°E / 34.929829; 132.110461
Oki Araki Shrine No 36°13′29″N 133°19′05″E / 36.22464000437223°N 133.3180417212757°E / 36.22464000437223; 133.3180417212757
Tamawakasu-no-Mikoto Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Ken-sha No 36°12′25″N 133°18′46″E / 36.207051°N 133.312663°E / 36.207051; 133.312663
Harima Itatehyōzu Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Ken-sha Yes 34°50′02″N 134°41′49″E / 34.833874°N 134.696961°E / 34.833874; 134.696961
Mimasaka Sōja Shrine Ken-sha No 35°04′27″N 133°59′39″E / 35.074083°N 133.994297°E / 35.074083; 133.994297
Bizen Bizen-no-Kuni Sōjagū Gō-sha No 34°42′02″N 133°57′17″E / 34.700553°N 133.954603°E / 34.700553; 133.954603
Bitchū Sōja-gū Kokuhei Shosha Ken-sha No 34°40′37″N 133°45′14″E / 34.676961°N 133.753878°E / 34.676961; 133.753878
Bingo Ono Shrine No
Aki Take Shrine Kokuhei Myōjin Taisha Ken-sha No 34°23′46″N 132°30′38″E / 34.396035°N 132.510499°E / 34.396035; 132.510499
Suō Saba Shrine Ken-sha No 34°03′41″N 131°34′57″E / 34.06125°N 131.582556°E / 34.06125; 131.582556
Nagato Sōja shrine No
Wakamiya Shrine Gō-sha No 31°36′27″N 130°33′51″E / 31.607444°N 130.564222°E / 31.607444; 130.564222
Kii Fumori Shrine Son-sha No 34°16′05″N 135°14′01″E / 34.267986°N 135.233694°E / 34.267986; 135.233694
Awaji Jūichimyōjin Shrine Son-sha No 34°17′47″N 134°45′26″E / 34.296477°N 134.7572803°E / 34.296477; 134.7572803
Awa Ōmiwa Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Ken-sha No 34°04′11″N 134°28′47″E / 34.069658°N 134.479703°E / 34.069658; 134.479703
Sanuki Soja Shrine Gō-sha No 34°20′04″N 133°53′24″E / 34.3343278°N 133.8901139°E / 34.3343278; 133.8901139
Iyo Ikanashi Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Son-sha No 34°01′57″N 132°58′37″E / 34.032619°N 132.977049°E / 34.032619; 132.977049
Tosa Tosa Kokubun-ji No 33°35′55″N 133°38′26″E / 33.598694444444°N 133.64041666667°E / 33.598694444444; 133.64041666667
Chikuzen Chikuzen Sōja Shrine No
Chikugo Kōra taisha Kokuhei Myōjin Taisha Kokuhei Taisha Yes 33°18′06″N 130°33′56″E / 33.301583°N 130.565482°E / 33.301583; 130.565482
Buzen Sōsha Hachimangū Gō-sha No 33°41′09″N 130°58′59″E / 33.685744°N 130.9829366°E / 33.685744; 130.9829366
Bungo Bungo Sōja Shrine No
Hizen Hizen Sōja Shrine No
Higo Kitaoka Shrine Ken-sha No 32°47′35″N 130°41′31″E / 32.79311111°N 130.69194444°E / 32.79311111; 130.69194444
Hyūga Tsuma Shrine Kokuhei Shosha Ken-sha No 32°06′55″N 131°24′16″E / 32.115318°N 131.404433°E / 32.115318; 131.404433
Ōsumi Haraido Shrine Son-sha No 31°44′49″N 130°45′31″E / 31.7470376°N 130.7587159°E / 31.7470376; 130.7587159
Satsuma Nitta Shrine Kokuhei Chūsha Yes 31°49′40″N 130°17′34″E / 31.82773°N 130.29271°E / 31.82773; 130.29271
Iki Kō Shrine Kokuhei Myōjin Taisha Son-sha No 33°46′11″N 129°43′54″E / 33.769686°N 129.731729°E / 33.769686; 129.731729
Tsushima Tsushima Sōja Shrine No

Regional Soja Shrines

These are notable smaller Soja shrines for regions smaller than provinces

  • Akasaka Uenoyama Shrine
  • Unakoro Waki Shrine
  • Ono Shrine (Ritto City)
  • Ogami Shrine (Tonami City)
  • Kainan Shrine
  • Katsushika Shrine
  • Katsube Shrine
  • Mukuhashi Shrine
  • Kotai Jingu (Fujisawa City)
  • Gosho Shrine (Sammu City)
  • Sakata Shinmei Shrine
  • Shinkai Sansha Shrine
  • Sazama Shrine (Daito City)
  • Kenda Suga Shrine
  • Tachibana Shrine (Kawasaki City)
  • Torakashi Shrine
  • Nagao Shrine
  • Nanba Shrine (may have historically been a provincal one)
  • Arayaza Amaterasu Mitama Shrine
  • Nogi Shrine
  • Hotaka Shrine
  • Washinomiya Shrine

Notes

  1. ↑ gets offerings for the yearly Niiname-no-Matsuri and the monthly Tsukinami-no-Matsuri.
  2. ↑ gets offerings for the yearly Niiname-no-Matsuri and the monthly Tsukinami-no-Matsuri.

References

  1. ↑ Herbert, Jean (2011). Shinto:At the Fountain-head of Japan. Routledge. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-415-59348-9.
  2. ↑ Bocking, Brian (2016). A Popular Dictionary of Shinto. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138979079.
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