On February 2, 1946, the Jingiin (Institute of Divinities) was dissolved, the Koten Kokyusho (Institute for Research of the Imperial Classics), Dainihon-jingikai (Shinto Association of Great Japan) and Jingu-hosaikai (Shrine Reverence Society) were merged into the Jinja-Honcho (The Association of Shinto Shrines) on February 3, and Jinja Shinto restarted as a religious entity.
1946年2月2日には神祇院が解散し、皇典講究所・大日本神祇会・神宮奉斎会が合同して翌日3日に神社本庁を設立、宗教法人としての神社神道が再出発した。