In other words, the general function of jingi-kan includes to oversee kami-related affairs at court, provincial shrines, performance rites for the , as well as coordinating the provinces' ritual practices with those in the capital based on a code called , which roughly translates to "Code of Celestial and Terrestrial Deities" or "Code of Heavenly and Earthly Gods".
ɪn ˈʌðɚ wˈɜːdz, ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl fˈʌŋkʃən ʌv dʒˈɪŋɡikˈæn ɪŋklˈuːdz tʊ ˌoʊvɚsˈiː kˈɑːmiɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd ɐfˈɛɹz æt kˈoːɹt, pɹəvˈɪnʃəl ʃɹˈaɪnz, pɚfˈoːɹməns ɹˈaɪts fɚðə , æz wˈɛl æz koʊˈɔːɹdɪnˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ɹˈɪtʃuːəl pɹˈæktɪsᵻz wɪð ðoʊz ɪnðə kˈæpɪɾəl bˈeɪst ˌɔn ɐ kˈoʊd kˈɔːld , wˌɪtʃ ɹˈʌfli tɹænslˈeɪts tuː "kˈoʊd ʌv səlˈɛstjəl ænd tɚɹˈɛstɹɪəl dˈiːətiz" ɔːɹ "kˈoʊd ʌv hˈɛvənli ænd ˈɜːθli ɡˈɑːdz".