Jinja-cho not only engages in activities such as official works like personnel and financial affairs of shrines in each prefecture, providing guidance for shrines and Shinto priests, promotion of religious services and regional activities, but also works as collaborator for promotion of shrine's activities.
神社庁は、都道府県の神社の人事財政などの諸事務や、神社・神職の指導、祭祀・地域活動の振興を図る活動などを行っており、また、神社の活動のPRの窓口となっている。