Ise & Shima

Located on the Shima peninsula in Mie prefecture, Ise city is home to the　Ise shrine, Japan’s most sacred　Shinto shrines. The Ise Shrines consist of two major shrines that stand several kilometers apart from each other, the Naiku and Geku, and over a hundred smaller shrines spread across the region. Ise Shrine Naiku The Naiku is dedicated to Shinto’s most important god, the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, and is considered Japan’s most sacred shrine. It fascinates through its simplicity, featuring little more than gravel-covered walkways and wooden, barely painted shrine structures, surrounded by a serene forest. Futamigaura From times long past, Futami-ga-Ura has been a place where pilgrims on the way to […]