| Formation: | 1869 |
| Predecessor: | Department of Divinities |
| Successor: | Ministry of Religion |
| Dissolved: | 1872 |
| Parent Organization: | Ministry of Divinities |
The [1] was one of the government offices in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912).[2]
Ths mission was found to be too socially divisive and it was abolished in 1872 and replaced with the Ministry of Religion which was presented as neutral between Shinto and Buddhism