The modern system of ranked Shinto shrines (近代社格制度, Kindai Shakaku Seido, sometimes called simply shakaku (社格)) was an organizational aspect of the establishment of Japanese State Shinto. This system classified Shinto shrines as either official government shrines or "other" shrines. The official shrines were divided into 1. * Imperial shrines (kampeisha), which are parsed into minor, medium, or major sub-categories; and 2. * National shrines (kokuheisha), which are similarly categorized as minor, medium, or major.