Jingu Shrines
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This category covers Naiku (Kotai Jingu), Geku (Toyouke Daijingu) and their 125 affiliated Betsugu shrines. Even residents sometimes hesitate over questions like "Which one do I visit first?" or "How do the Betsugu differ from the main shrines?" β so I try to clarify these basic distinctions. I rely on the Jingu Shicho official records as primary sources, while weaving in the local sense of the place that my grandfather has shared with me.
Articles
- Visiting Naiku at Ise Jingu: How the Ritual Layout Tells Its History
A walk through Naiku at Ise Jingu, from Uji Bridge to the four fences of the main sanctuary, and the layers of history built into each stop along the path.
- Ise Jingu Kanmiso-sai, Oct 14, 2026: Silk and Hemp Garments for Amaterasu
Kanmiso-sai offers silk and hemp cloth to Amaterasu at Naiku and Aramatsuri-no-miya. In 2026 it is listed for noon on Oct 14. What is public and what is not.
- One Name, 125 Shrines: How Ise Jingu Fits Together
Ise Jingu is not one shrine but 125 β two grand sanctuaries, fourteen betsugu, and dozens of shrines for wind, earth, salt, and rice, all working as one.
- The Toyouke Omikami Enshrinement: Why Geku Comes First at Ise Jingu
How Toyouke Omikami came to be enshrined at Geku in the fifth century, and why that story shapes the order worshippers walk at Ise Jingu today.