capital can result in a new ichinomiya being appointed, or in some cases the merger of two provinces can result in two ichinomiya for the new province. In other cases, due to the ambiguity in the criteria for ichinomiya designation and due to conflicting ancient records, rival claimants have arisen. References External links National Association of Ichinomiya website See also Fuchū Kokubunji List of Shinto shrines Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines Sannomiya Twenty-Two Shrines Shinto shrines in Japan Shinto terminology