| Predecessor | Great Teaching Institute |
|---|---|
| Successor | Shinto Taikyo,Association of Sectarian Shinto,Office of Japanese Classics Research |
| Formation | 1875 |
| Dissolved | 1886 |
Bureau of Shinto Affairs (神道事務局,Shinto Jimukyoku)[1][2] was the successor to theGreat Teaching Institute, which was founded in 1875.[3] In the religious administration of the Meiji era, it is an organization that brings togetherShinto factions nationwide. It was a public central institution.Meiji Government set up aStudent Dormitory at the Bureau of Shinto Affairs to train priests. It was also an accreditation body ofSect Shinto.
It served a purpose of trainingkyodo shoku and over time ran into issues over pantheon disputes.[3] This eventually led to the ascension of theIse sect and the marginalization of theIzumo sect.[3]
In 1882 it was made into a shinto sect itself due to an ordinance demanding the separation of shrine priests and missionaries or theologians, and in 1884 such missionaries of both shinto and Buddhism were suppressed.[3] TheOffice of Japanese Classics Research was created as a replacement for it.[citation needed]
In 1886, it reorganized into the Shinto Headquarters (神道本局,Shinto Honkyoku) and the name was later changed toShinto Taikyo.[4]
In 1912, the so-calledThe Thirteen Schools of Shinto came together to form theKyoha Shintō Rengōkai (教派神道連合会, Association of Sectarian Shinto).[citation needed]