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The Imperial Grand Shrine (皇大神宮, Kōtai Jingū), also known as Naikū (内宮) is located in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the two main shrines of Ise Jingū, an important shrine complex, together with Gekū (outer) Shrine, located about 6 kilometres away.
Imperial Grand Shine | |
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皇大神宮 (Kōtai jingū) | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Amaterasu |
Location | |
Location | Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 34°27′18″N 136°43′33″E |
Architecture | |
Date established | 4 B.C.E. |
Glossary of Shinto |
It is one of the main centres of Watarai Shinto, and customarily visited after Gekū Shrine despite regular traditions prescribing starting from the foremost shrine before proceeding to the less significant ones.[1] Dedicated to the goddess Amaterasu, who embodies the Sun in Shinto, it is said to house the Yata no Kagami, one of the Three Sacred Treasures,[2] all of which are intentionally not publicly displayed.
The shrine serves as the origin of the Jingū taima, a type of Ōnusa, or wooden wand traditionally used in Shinto purification rituals.[3]