In premodern times, only Kitsuki Taisha Shrine (presently Izumo Taisha Shrine) and Kumano Taisha Shrine (both in Shimane Prefecture) bore the shrine name 'taisha,' but by the pre-war period Izumo Taisha Shrine was the only one to do so. |
大社は前近代には杵築大社(現出雲大社)・熊野大社(いずれも島根県)しか名乗っていないが、戦前は出雲大社のみが大社を名乗っていた。 |