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Average Population per Shrine

for All Prefectures

Kanagawa municipalities

Nagano municipalities

Saitama municipalities

Tokyo municipalities

(Scroll down for rankings by number of shrines and average population per shrine)

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The number of shrines is taken from the Association of Shintō Shrines. For the totals I have summed up the individual shrine numbers and this results in large discrepancies with the Association's totals. For Tokyo it give a total of 4,732 (sum of the parts is 1,989), for Saitama 4,603 (2001), and for Kanagawa 3,337 (1,408).

Japanese kanji characters for Itabashi City in circles
Kita City Tokyo logo with pink cherry blossom icon
The Shrine of the North American Martyrs logo
Nerima City Office logo with pink azaleas
Ota City logo and Japanese text
The Shrine of Everything logo
Shibuya City logo with Japanese Kanji characters
Shinagawa City logo with Japanese text
Shinjuku City logo with green emblem and Japanese text
Suginami City logo with Japanese kanji and green emblem
Abstract geometric design with blue and red shapes
Taito City emblem and kanji characters for Taito Ward.
Chofu City logo with Japanese text and abstract figure
Fuchu City logo and name in Japanese characters
Official logo of Hamura City with Japanese text
Inagi City mascot Inagin with Japanese text
Koganei City logo with slogan in Japanese
Kunitachi City logo with Japanese text and flower emblem
Mitaka City logo with Japanese text
Nishitokyo City Official Website logo
Hinode machi logo with Japanese text Tokyo-to
Hinohara Village logo with Japanese and English text
Mizuho Town logo with Japanese text and green emblem
Okutama Town logo in Japanese Kanji and English
Hachijo Town logo with Japanese characters
Oshima Town Official Website logo with Japanese text
Utopia Maru Aogashima logo with geometric triangles
Mikurajima Village logo with green and blue wave icon
Miyake Village Office logo and local cultural icons
Ogasawara Village logo and text
Flag of Toyonaka, Osaka with white chrysanthemum crest
Flag of Nerima City featuring a purple background.
Flag of Nerima City, Tokyo on a purple background.
Tokyo  municipalities, avg population per shrine
saitama
Chichibu City Official Web Site logo with emblem
City of Fujimi logo with Japanese text
Nishi-ku hydrangea and Water, Greenery, and Flower sign
North Ward park with windmill and rape blossoms
Iwatsuki Ward with cherry blossoms by the water
Green arched bridge in Omiya Ward with Japanese text.
Minuma Ward text over green plants and flowers
Chuo Ward text over a blooming rose garden and park
Japanese text for Sakura Ward over pink phlox flowers
Children playing on a field with Japanese text for Urawa Ward
Sunflowers in South Ward with blue sky background
Statue in a conical hat with cherry blossoms.
Official logo of Saitama City with green emblem.
Hanno City logo with rocking horse and forest culture text
Black and white logo of The Japanese Shrines website
Honjo City logo with Japanese text
Official logo of Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture
Kitamoto City Official Site logo with Japanese text
Konosu City logo with Hinasuke mascot and Saitama text
Kumagaya City logo with Japanese kanji characters
Misato City logo in Japanese kanji and hiragana characters
Satte City logo with blooming narcissus flowers
Sayama City logo with slogan Town of Fragrant Tea
Soka City logo with Japanese text
Warabi City logo with stylized W and Japanese kanji
Hatoyama Town logo with Japanese text
Kamikawa Town logo with KK emblem and pink flowers
Kawajima Town logo with red emblem and Japanese text
Logo of Misato Town, Saitama with a blue bird mascot.
Moroyama Town Official Web Site Logo
Nagatoro Town logo with blue circular emblem
Logo of Ogano Town with Japanese characters and green leaves
Official Ogose Town logo with Japanese text
Ururaka Yokoze logo over mountain landscape with persimmons.
Yoshimi Town, Saitama Prefecture logo and slogan
Ageo City Web Site logo
Saitama municipalities, avg population per shrine
Saitama City official logo in Japanese characters
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Kanagawa municipalities, avg population per shrine
Tsurumi Ward logo and name in Japanese and English
Nishi Ward logo
Naka Ward Office sign with Japanese text
Japanese text Kanazawa-ku with festival float image
Sakae Ward logo with green stylized figure
Green stylized icon of three trees
Table showing average population per shrine by region.
nagano

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