Over deze locatie: Ise Grootschrijn
Ise Jingu is Japans heiligste heiligdom, boven alle 80.000 heiligdommen van het land. Het omvat de Naiku (binnenste heiligdom voor Amaterasu) en Geku (buitenste heiligdom voor Toyouke); vernieuwd elke 20 jaar. De Isuzu-rivier, reuzencederbomen en stille paden ademen heilige lucht uit.
Kenmerken
- Naiku (Kotai Jingu) — enshrining Amaterasu Omikami; cross Uji Bridge to enter the shrine grounds, the Isuzu River, the inner sanctuary, and the Aramatsuri-no-miya — the most sacred ground
- Geku (Toyouke Daijingu) — enshrines Toyouke, deity of Amaterasu's daily meals; tradition holds that worshippers visit Geku first
- Uji Bridge — about 100 m of wooden bridge marking Naiku's entrance, rebuilt every 20 years; the Isuzu River framed through its rails is exquisite
- Isuzu River and shrine cedars — millennia-old cedars line the approach, with «Mitarashiba» a place to purify hands in the river
- Shikinen Sengu rituals — the «Okihiki» log-pulling ceremony and the once-in-20-years sacred rebuilding; the next occurs in 2033
