ðə , ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ʃˈɪntoʊ ɐfˈɛɹz, dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ɹˈaɪts, dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv wˈɜːʃɪp, æz wˈɛl æz kˈaʊnsəl ʌv dᵻvˈɪnᵻɾiz, wʌzɐ dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɪmpˈɪɹiəl bjʊɹɹˈɑːkɹəsi ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪnðɪ ˈeɪtθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɹˈɪtsɚɹɪˌoʊ ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmz.
The , also known as the Department of Shinto Affairs, Department of Rites, Department of Worship, as well as Council of Divinities, was a Japanese Imperial bureaucracy established in the 8th century, as part of the ritsuryō reforms.