Shinto Daikyo - Shinto Taikyo

One of the Shinto religious organizations. Before 1940 (Showa 15), the sect's name was "Shinto (Honkyoku)." When a series of Shinto sects became independent, "Shinto (Honkyoku)" was formed in 1886 (Meiji 19) to bring together churches that had not yet become independent. The first chief priest was Inaba Masakuni (1834-1898), who had served as a senior councilor at the end of the Edo period and as chief priest of the Shinto Secretariat after the Meiji Restoration. After that, the chief priests were people of samurai and noble families, such as Inaba Masayoshi (1848-1902, 5th lord of Tateyama Domain), Honda Yasushige (1835-1912, 14th lord of Zeze Domain), and Hase Nobunari (former nobleman). After Kanzaki Issaku (1867-1938), who was a Shinto priest, became the 5th chief priest, some doctrinal refinement was made. In 1940, the name was changed to the current Shinto Daikyo. Even after World War II, it continues to function as the administrative office for Shinto churches across the country. The headquarters is in Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo. There are 52 shrines, 94 churches, 42 missionary stations, 517 teachers, and 23,782 believers (Religious Yearbook, 2014 edition).

[Junko Inoue]

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神道教団の一つ。1940年（昭和15）以前は「神道（本局）」が教派名。教派神道の一派独立が相次いだとき、独立するに至らない教会をまとめる形で、1886年（明治19）に「神道（本局）」が結成された。初代管長には、幕末に老中を務め維新後に神道事務局の管長を経験した稲葉正邦(いなばまさくに)（1834―1898）が着任。以後、稲葉正善(まさよし)（1848―1902、第5代館山(たてやま)藩主）、本多康穣(ほんだやすしげ)（1835―1912、第14代膳所(ぜぜ)藩主）、長谷信成(ながたにのぶなり)（旧公家(くげ)）といった、もと武士・公家階級の出身者が管長を継いだ。神職の出である神崎一作（1867―1938）が5代管長となってから、教義面での整備も多少なされた。1940年に現在の神道大教と名称を変える。第二次世界大戦後も、全国の神道系教会の事務局的性格が強い。本部は東京都港区西麻布。神社数52、教会数94、布教所数42、教師数517、信者数2万3782（『宗教年鑑』平成26年版）。

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