With the exception of the American Tsubaki Shrine and the Holland Foundation, the other shrines cope mainly for the Japanese expatriate community and have priests who are Japanese by birth or race. (Since the compilation of this list in 2011, there have been some additions and the list has been updated Feb. 2018.)
Europe
Paul de Leeuw at the Yamakage Shinto Saigu in Amsterdam
Holland
Japanese Dutch Shinzen Foundation
See also 30th anniversary celebration
France
Wako Jinja [not a functioning shrine as such but a hokora within a Buddhist temple]
Sanctuaire Yabuhara in Paris
See also this Green Shinto article.
San Marino
San Marino Jinja
See also this Green Shinto article
North America
USA Mainland
Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America near Seattle
See also this Green Shinto interview with Rev Barrish
Shusse Inari Shrine of America in Los Angeles
See also this Green Shinto article
Hawaii
For a report on the situation in Hawaii, please see this Green Shinto article.
Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha – Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu in Honolulu
Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii
Daijingu Temple of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii Ishizuchi Jinja in Honolulu, Hawaii
Hilo Daijingu in Hilo, Hawaii
Maui Jinsha Mission in Wailuku, Hawaii
Canada
Kinomori Jinja in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, is a branch of Tsubaki Grand Shrine
(Green Shinto has been unable to make contact with this shrine.)
South America
Brazil
Brasil Daijingu near Sao Paolo
Sansso Jinja
Dois Galhos (Two-Branch) Jinja
Hakkoku Sekioi Jinja
Kami-no-ie Yaomankyo Iwato Jinja
Inarikai
Shintoo Ikyo Daijin Myogu
Nambei Daijingu
Yassukunikoo
Kompira Jinja
Kaitaku Jinja
The little used shrine in Maui, Hawaii. With the death of the priestess, its future is uncertain.
Hi !
I would just like to say that the name of the shrine in the Komyo-In temple (in France) is not Mizuya Jinja, but Wako Jinja. Mizuya Jinja is the shrine that gifted the Wako Jinja to the temple. :)
Many thanks for that correction. Now that you mention it, I recall reading the story about Mizuya Jinja in Japan setting up the French connection. I will alter the information to Wako Jinja. Thank you…
Calgary also has a shinto shrine called Usagi Jinja (rabbit shrine) :)
Thank you very much Terrence for drawing attention to that. I looked up the website but could find no information there about who set it up, when and what it consists of. I’ve therefore written to enquire, and hope to be able to post some information about them when and if they get back to me…
Since posting this, there has been an interesting development in San Marino, where a Shinto shrine has been established together with a non-Japanese priest in charge. Please search Green Shinto for ‘San Marino’ for further details.
Surprising There is no Australian Shrines seeing how close it is to japan and the many Japanese migrants didn’t build any after ww2
There certainly has been interest from down under, but no initiative to build a shrine as far as I know.
It’s said that Japaanese Buddhism travels much better than Shinto, which is in many ways tied to the land of Japan.