Jingu Shrines

This category covers Naiku (Kotai Jingu), Geku (Toyouke Daijingu) and their 125 affiliated Betsugu shrines. Even residents sometimes hesitate over questions like "Which one do I visit first?" or "How do the Betsugu differ from the main shrines?" — so I try to clarify these basic distinctions. I rely on the Jingu Shicho official records as primary sources, while weaving in the local sense of the place that my grandfather has shared with me.