"At least once, I’d like to make the pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine.” From around the 12th century, commoners young and old alike longed to make the once-in-a-lifetime visit to pay their ...

Before the goddesses Amaterasu-Omikami and Toyouke-Omikami came to both reside at Ise Grand Shrine, Toyouke-Omikami was worshipped here, which is why this shine is called “Motoise” (Original Ise).

torii. A gate marking the entrance to a Shinto shrine. Mitarashi. The site for purification at the Inner Shrine. Shin-no-mihashira. The "heart pillar," which is buried in the ground under the main ...

The Ise Grand Shrine, with its history of 2000 years, is surrounded by the many smaller shrines that dot its vast, wooded grounds. We created a low table patterned after the shrines of varying sizes ...

His remarks, which followed his visit to the Ise shrine in the central Japanese prefecture ... "I have no intention of creating a grand coalition for now," Ishiba said at the press conference.

Featuring 4-star accommodation, Izumigo Toba Dog Paradise Hotel is situated in Toba, 1.4 km from Hinatahama Beach and 14 km from Ise Grand Shrine. Boasting a 24-hour front desk, this property also ...

Vacan’s service has been adopted by more than 20,000 facilities across the country and is used at major shrines such as the Ise Grand Shrines in Mie prefecture and Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fuk ...

“I am not thinking about a grand coalition at the moment,” Ishiba told a New Year’s news conference here on Jan. 6 following his visit to Ise Jingu shrine. Ishiba, who leads a minority ...