The definition of State Shinto also includes shrine administration, which was carried out by the earlier Jingikan (Department of Divinities) and Kyobusho (Ministry of Religion) before the Ministry of Home Affairs took charge of shrines.
国家神道の定義によっては、内務省が神社を管掌する以前の神祇官、教部省による神社行政も含まれる。