Ichinomiya

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

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

Region	Province	Shrine		Location
Region	Province	Name	Kanji	Location
Kinai	Yamashiro	Kamo-jinja	賀茂神社	Kyoto, Kyoto
	Yamato	Ōmiwa-jinja	大神神社	Sakurai, Nara
	Kawachi	Hiraoka-jinja	枚岡神社	Higashiosaka, Osaka
	Izumi	Ōtori-jinja	大鳥大社	Sakai, Osaka
	Settsu	Sumiyoshi-taisha	住吉大社	Osaka, Osaka
Tōkaidō	Iga	Aekuni-jinja	敢国神社	Iga, Mie
	Ise	Tsubakiōkami-yashiro	椿大神社	Suzuka, Mie
	Ise	(Tsubaki/Nakato-jinja)	都波岐神社・奈加等神社	Suzuka, Mie
	Shima	Izawa-no-miya	伊雑宮	Shima, Mie
	Shima	Izawa-jinja	伊射波神社	Toba, Mie
	Owari	Masumida-jinja	真清田神社	Ichinomiya, Aichi
	Mikawa	Toga-jinja	砥鹿神社	Ichinomiya-chō, Toyokawa, Aichi
	Tōtōmi	(Kotonomama-hachimangū)	事任八幡宮	Kakegawa, Shizuoka
	Tōtōmi	Oguni-jinja	小国神社	Shūchi-gun, Shizuoka
	Suruga	Sengen-jinja	浅間神社	Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
	Izu	Mishima-taisha	三嶋大社	Mishima, Shizuoka
	Kai	Asama-jinja	浅間神社	Ichinomiya-chō, Fuefuki, Yamanashi
	Sagami	Samukawa-jinja	寒川神社	Kōza-gun, Kanagawa
	Musashi	Hikawa-jinja	氷川神社	Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
	Awa	Awa -jinja	安房神社	Tateyama, Chiba
	Kazusa	Tamasaki-jinja	玉前神社	Ichinomiya, Chōsei-gun, Chiba
	Shimofusa	Katori-jingū	香取神宮	Katori, Chiba
	Hitachi	Kashima-jingū	鹿島神宮	Kashima, Ibaraki
Tōsandō	Ōmi	Takebe-jinja	建部大社	Ōtsu, Shiga
	Mino	Nangū-taisha	南宮大社	Fuwa-gun, Gifu
	Hida	Hida-Ichinomiya-Minashi-jinja	飛騨一宮水無神社	Takayama, Gifu
	Shinano	Suwa-taisha	諏訪大社	Suwa, Nagano
	Kōzuke	Ichinomiya-Nukisaki-jinja	一之宮貫前神社	Tomioka, Gunma
	Shimotsuke	Nikkō Futarasan-jinja	日光二荒山神社	Nikkō, Tochigi
	Shimotsuke	Utsunomiya Futarayama-jinja	宇都宮二荒山神社	Utsunomiya, Tochigi
	Mutsu	Tsutsukowake jinja	都都古和気神社	Higashishirakawa, Fukushima
	Mutsu	Shiogama jinja	鹽竈神社	Shiogama, Miyagi
	Dewa	Ōmonoimi-jinja	大物忌神社	Akumi-gun, Yamagata
Hokurikudō	Wakasa	Wakasahiko jinja	若狭彦神社	Obama, Fukui
	Echizen	Kehi-jingū	氣比神宮	Tsuruga, Fukui
	Kaga	Shirayamahime-jinja	白山比咩神社	Hakusan, Ishikawa
	Noto	Keta-taisha	気多大社	Hakui, Ishikawa
	Etchū	Takase-jinja	高瀬神社	Nanto, Toyama
		Keta-jinja	気多神社	Takaoka, Toyama
		Oyama-jinja	雄山神社	Nakaniikawa-gun, Toyama
	Echigo	Iyahiko-jinja	彌彦神社	Nishikanbara-gun, Niigata
		Kota-jinja	居多神社	Jōetsu, Niigata
		(Amatsu-jinja)	天津神社	Itoigawa, Niigata
	Sado	Watatsu-jinja	度津神社	Sado, Niigata
San'indō	Tamba	Izumo-daijingū	出雲大神宮	Kameoka, Kyōto
	Tango	Kono-jinja	籠神社	Miyazu, Kyōto
	Tajima	Izushi-jinja	出石神社	Toyooka, Hyōgo
	Tajima	Awaga-jinja	粟鹿神社	Asago, Hyōgo
	Inaba	Ube-jinja	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-jinja	水若酢神社	Oki-gun, Shimane
	Oki	Yurahime-jinja	由良比女神社	Oki-gun, Shimane
San'yōdō	Harima	Iwa jinja	伊和神社	Shisō, Hyōgo
	Mimasaka	Nakayama jinja	中山神社	Tsuyama, Okayama
	Bizen	Kibitsuhiko jinja	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 jinja	厳島神社	Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima
	Suō	Tamanoya 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
	Awaji	Izanagi jinja	伊弉諾神宮	Awaji, Hyōgo
	Awa	Ōasahiko jinja	大麻比古神社	Naruto, 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	Ikku, Kōchi
Saikaidō	Chikuzen	Sumiyoshi jinja	住吉神社	Fukuoka, Fukuoka
	Chikuzen	Hakosaki-gū	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
	Bungo	Yusuhara Hachiman-gū	柞原八幡宮	Ōita, Ōita
	Hizen	Yodohime jinja	河上神社	Saga, Saga
	Hizen	Chikuri Hachiman-gū	千栗八幡宮	Miyaki, Saga
	Higo	Aso jinja	阿蘇神社	Aso, Kumamoto
	Hyūga	Tsuno jinja	都農神社	Koyu, Miyazaki
	Ōsumi	Kagoshima jingū	鹿児島神宮	Kirishima, Kagoshima
	Satsuma	Hirakiki jinja	枚聞神社	Ibusuki, Kagoshima
	Satsuma	Nitta Hachiman-gū	新田八幡宮	Satasumasendai, Kagoshima
	Iki	Amanotanagao jinja	天手長男神社	Iki, Nagasaki
	Tsushima	Kaijin jinja	海神神社	Tsushima, Nagasaki

References[change | change source]

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

Other websites[change | change source]

National Association of Ichinomiya website (in Japanese)

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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.

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