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Ise Grand Shrine

Religious and Sacred Architecture

The Ise Shrine, located in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu Omikami and the grain goddess Toyouke-hime. Also known simply as Jingu, it is a shrine complex composed of many Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, the Naiku and the Geku.

Facts
Architectural Style
Shinmei-zukuri 2
Structural System
Rebuilt every 20 years under the Shikinen Sengu practice 2
Primary Material
Japanese cypress (hinoki) 2
Visitor Access
General public not allowed beyond sight of the central structures' thatched roofs 2
Classification
Genre
Architecture 1
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Source Ise Shrine (Wikipedia)

In Genre

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Sources
1. Ise Shrine (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia article: work classified by its own real-world art form
  • In Form: Architecture, lead paragraph
    The Ise Shrine (Japanese: 伊勢神宮, Hepburn: Ise Jingū), located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami and the grain goddess Toyouke-hime. Also known simply as Jingū (神宮),
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2. Ise Grand Shrine, Wikipedia
  • Shrine architecture section
    The architectural style of the Ise shrine is known as shinmei-zukuri, characterized by extreme simplicity and antiquity.
  • Shrine architecture section, construction sentence
    The shrine at Naiku is constructed of Japanese cypress.
  • Rebuilding the Shrine section
    The shrine buildings at Naiku and Geku, as well as the Uji Bridge, are rebuilt every 20 years as a part of the Shinto belief in tokowaka.
  • Naiku, the inner shrine section
    the general public not allowed beyond sight of the thatched roofs of the central structures, hidden behind four tall tamagaki
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