After the end of the Meiji period, some shrines enshrining the ancestral gods of the imperial household, emperors or specific gods that conducted great deeds during the conquer of Yamato changed their titles from 'jinja' to 'jingu.'
明治以降、皇室の祖先神・天皇や大和平定に功績のある特定の神が祭神である神社のいくつかについて、社号の「神社」を「神宮」に改めた。