Chokusaisha

<i>Chokusaisha</i>

Chokusaisha

Type of Shinto shrine

Chokusaisha (勅祭社) is a shrine where an imperial envoy Chokushi (勅使) performs rituals: chokushi sankō no jinja (勅使参向の神社).[1][2][3] The following table shows sixteen shrines designated as Chokusaisha.

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  1. [1]
    An Encyclopedia of Shinto: Norman Havens, Nobutaka Inoue. Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University, 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Shinto Jiten (Dictionary of Shinto: 神道事典): Kokugakuin Daigaku Nihon Bunka Kenkyujo (国学院大学日本文化研究所), ed. Tokyo: Kokubundo, 1994". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Jinja jiten (神社辞典)/ Shirai Eiji; Toki Masanori hen, 1997". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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