Om denna plats: Ise Storhelgedom
Ise Jingu är Japans mest heliga helgedom, ovanför landets 80 000 helgedomar. Omfattar Naiku (inre helgedom för Amaterasu) och Geku (yttre för Toyouke); återuppbyggs vart 20:e år. Isuzu-floden, jättelika cedrar och stilla stigar andas helig luft.
Höjdpunkter
- 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
