Sōja shrine

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

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

Regional Soja Shrines

These are notable smaller Soja shrines for regions smaller than provinces

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

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Notes

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

References

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

[3] ts offerings for the yearly Niiname-no-Matsuri and the monthly Tsukinami-no-Matsuri.

[4] ts offerings for the yearly Niiname-no-Matsuri and the monthly Tsukinami-no-Matsuri.

[Herbert-1] Herbert, Jean (2011). Shinto:At the Fountain-head of Japan. Routledge. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-415-59348-9.

[Bocking-2] Bocking, Brian (2016). A Popular Dictionary of Shinto. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138979079.

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