Kanpeisha - Kanpeisha

Japanese: 官幣社 - かんぺいしゃ

One of the old ranks of shrines. In ancient times, it was specified in detail in the Engishiki, and it was a shrine that had great miraculous powers for the nation and received offerings of offerings from the Jingikan (official shrines) for the Niiname-sai, Tsukimi-sai, and Niiname-sai festivals. Together with Kokuheisha, it was also called Kansha. Since the Meiji period, it mainly referred to shrines that were revered by the imperial family and received offerings from the Imperial Household Ministry. There were three types of Kansha: Taisha, Chusha, Shosha, and Bekku Kanpeisha, but in 1945 this term was abolished.

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Japanese:

神社の旧社格の一つ。古くは『延喜式』に詳しく規定されており，国家のために霊験著しく，祈年祭，月次祭，新嘗祭に神祇官から幣帛 (へいはく) の供進を受けた神社。国幣社と合せて官社とも呼ばれた。明治以降は，主として歴代皇室の尊崇した神社で，宮内省から幣帛料の供進を受けた神社をいい，大社，中社，小社，別格官幣社の別があったが，1945年にこの名称は廃止された。

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