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The Jingu Calendars are a series of calendars published by the Grand Shrines of Ise, known in Japanese as either koyomi or reki. These calendars have a significant historical and cultural importance in Japan, reflecting the changing relationship between state, religion, and the passage of time.[1]They showed the days of the year had notes in them about the Lunar calendar and other things like that.[1]

History

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The tradition of the Jingu Calendars can be traced back to 1631, with their origin attributed to Moriwaka Tayū (Master Morikawa), marking the inception of the Ise goyomi. This term collectively refers to calendars produced by calendar makers from Uji and Yamada, towns associated with the Inner and Outer Shrines of the Grand Shrines of Ise, respectively.[1]

Before the Meiji Restoration in 1868, lower-ranking priests from Ise, known as oshi, distributed these calendars alongside amulets from the Grand Shrines (Jingū taima) as annual gifts to their clients. This distribution mechanism ceased in 1871 following the Meiji government's abolishment of the oshi system.[1]

Official Recognition

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The calendars received an official status in April 1882 when the Grand Council of State (Dajōkan) issued a directive for the Grand Shrines of Ise to distribute official calendars (honreki) and "abbreviated official calendars" (ryakuhon goyomi) from 1883 onwards. This move reinstated the publication of calendars by the Grand Shrines after a brief hiatus and marked the calendars informally known as Jingūreki.[1]

Post-War Changes

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Initially referred to as honreki ("official calendar"), the calendars were exclusively issued by the Grand Shrines Administration (Jingū Shichō), holding the status of the only official calendar until World War II. The post-war period saw significant changes, starting with the deregulation of calendar distribution in 1946. Consequently, the honreki was renamed to Jingūreki ("the Jingū calendar"), marking a new chapter in its history.[1]

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Footnotes

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Jingūreki | 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム". web.archive.org. 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2024-04-01.

Further reading

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