| In September 1872, a decision was made to have only the Department of Divinities perform religious missions, and the Hasshin-den was transferred from the Department of Divinities to the Imperial Court, while the souls of successive Emperors were transferred to the shrine of imperial ancestors in the Imperial Court. |
明治5年9月、神祇官は宣教のみを行うこととなり、八神殿は神祇官から宮中へ遷座、歴代天皇の霊は宮中の皇霊殿へ移された。 |