The
was one of the government offices in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912).
Ths mission was found to be too socially divisive and it was abolished in 1872 and replaced with the
Ministry of Religion which was presented as neutral between Shinto and Buddhism
See also
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Kyodo Shoku
is a religious position established in the Empire of Japan for the Proclamation of the Great Doctrine. The institution showed little success and was abolished in 1884.
They were divided into 14 ranks
History
In the 3rd year of Meiji (1870), t ...
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Taikyo Institute
The was an organization under the Ministry of Religion in the Empire of Japan.
History
It was founded in 1872 to train ''kyōdo shōku'' or religious teachers because the Missionary Office and Department of Divinities were unsuccessful in ...
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Taikyo Proclamation
The was issued in the name of Emperor Meiji on January 3, 1870 (February 3).歴代の詔勅 p.66
河野省三 内閣印刷局、1940年（国立国会図書館） It declared Shinto (the "way of the gods") as the guiding principle of the stat ...
References
1872 disestablishments
Government agencies established in 1869
State Shinto
Defunct government agencies of Japan
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