Shinto Secretariat was the successor to the

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, which was founded in 1875 (Meiji 8). In the religious administration of the Meiji era, it is an organization that brings together

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factions nationwide. It is a public central institution.

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set up Student Dormitory at the Shinto Secretariat to train priests. It was also an accreditation body of

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. In 1886 after reorganizing into the Shinto Headquarters and becoming a sect Shinto sect itself 1940 (1945), the name was changed to

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Established on March 28, 1875 (Meiji 8), the Shinto Secretariat was created to take over the jurisdiction of the

, which was about to be dissolved on May 3 with the abolition of joint Shinto and Buddhist missionary work by the

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on April 30. The Shinto Secretariat was established as an organization with the purpose of making the

world independent before the dissolution of the

on May 3. Groups that met certain conditions, such as the number of believers, could become independent as a

sect. In 1880 (13th year of Meiji), internal strife in the Shinto world intensified over the deity of the Shinto Secretariat temple, and the Ise and Izumo schools came into conflict with each other. 1881 (Meiji 14) On January 25, the Ministry of Home Affairs convened a Shinto Grand Council in Tokyo by imperial decree, and on February 23, it was decreed that the deities of the shrine would be the Shinto Spirits of the Imperial Palace.A Chronological Table of the History of Shinto Hyogo Priesthood Association At the same time, in February 1881, Prince Nobuhito Arisugawa was appointed president, and Taira Iwase was appointed vice president. On November 4, 1882 (Meiji 15), the Shinto Secretariat was established as an independent organization, the and established the

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. In 1885 (Meiji 18),

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succeeded Arisugawa as the first president. On January 11, 1886 (Meiji 19), the Shinto Secretariat was reorganized into the Shinto Main Bureau (also simply Shinto) and became a denominational Shinto sect by itself. In 1912, the so-called '' The Thirteen Schools of Shinto'' came together to form the Rengokai. In 1940, the name was changed to the current name,

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Shinto Taikyo (sect of Shinto)
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