Are there many jinja in the US? I know of one in Washington that may be perhaps the only one with a 'gaijin' head priest. But what about other jinja, gaijin-run or not? Is there some official index of them kept either in the US or in Japan?

I'd be surprised to hear that there aren't any others than the one I mentioned, mostly since I see them filling an important role in any large Japanese community, as is found in Honolulu, L.A., San Francisco, Seattle, etc.

I'd like to learn a little more about 'shrine' Shinto practices (as opposed to 'family' Shinto traditions at home) in an everyday sense, and I figure the best way to do that would be to find a jinja and start attending, then once noticed ingratiate myself with the priests and ask questions. I'm unlikely to find one in Alaska, but I'm thinking of moving in the next few years and maybe I'll end up in a city where I can find one.