Shinkan (official)

A high priest in 1902, photographed by Kusakabe Kimbei

Shinkan (神官) were government officials serving at shakaku-ranked Shinto shrines in Japan.[1][2] Commonly, shinkan were officially appointed kannushi.[3]

  1. ^ Oxford Languages. Google’s Japanese dictionary. 神官 (Shinkan).
  2. ^ "神道用語辞典" [Okayama Prefectural Agency of Shinto Shrines. Shinto Terminology Encyclopedia]. 岡山県神社庁 (in Japanese). 神官 (Shinkan). Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Dejitaru Daijisen. APA. 2011. Shinkan (神官).