A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

ICHINOMIYA

'Principal shrine' (followed by ni-no-miya and san-no-miya for second and third rank shrines). LateHeianperiod terms used by local governors in the Kyoto-Osaka area to identify the currently most distinguished or representative shrines of a particular region in order of their current rank, for shrine visit purposes.
See Nijuni-sha.

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