What is Association of Shinto Shrines?
{{Expand English}} The Association of Shinto Shrines is a Shinto organization. It is the largest shinto organization with over 80,000 shrines.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jinja-Honcho -CIVILIZATION OF THE DIVINE FOREST-|url=https://www.jinjahoncho.or.jp/en/about/|access-date=2023-04-09|website=www.jinjahoncho.or.jp}}</ref> It was founded by the [[Jingukyo]], the [[National Association of Shinto Priests]], and the [[Office of Japanese Classics Research]] at the end of [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.bunka.go.jp/shukyouhoujin/nenkan/pdf/h21nenkan.pdf|last=文化庁編さん|date=February 2011|publisher=ぎょうせい|isbn=978-4324091975|edition=平成21年版|script-title=ja:宗教年鑑|access-date=2023-04-09|archive-date=2013-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124225937/http://www.bunka.go.jp///shukyouhoujin/nenkan/pdf/h21nenkan.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=中山|first=郁|date=March 2009|publisher=弘文堂|isbn=978-4335160561|pages=227–247|script-title=ja:史料から見た神道-國學院大學の学術資産を中心に|chapter=國學院大學と教派神道}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * [https://www.jinjahoncho.or.jp/ Official english website] [[Category:Shinto]] [[Category:Organizations based in Tokyo]]