In the Chinese Ritsuryo, the agency responsible for religious services was placed in the same category with the agencies responsible for general affairs, but in the Japanese system, the creation of the Department of Worship clearly separated religious and political affairs.
中国律令では、祭祀所管庁が通常の官庁と同列に置かれていたが、日本律令は、神祇官を置くことで祭祀と政務を明確に分離した。