Description
Ise Jingū Shrine, officially Jingū, is a complex consisting of 125 shrines. The most significant are the Inner Shrine ([Naikū]), captured here, and the Outer Shrine ([Gekū]). These respectively enshrine Amaterasu Ōmikami, the sun goddess, and Toyouke-no-Ōmikami, the deity of food and grain. They stand as the most sacred sites in the Shinto tradition.
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
July 20, 2026