MieShrines & TemplesIse
Tsukiyomi no Miya
An auxiliary shrine of the Inner Shrine. Four halls stand side by side.
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MieShrines & TemplesTaiki
Takihara no Miya
An auxiliary shrine of the Inner Shrine, called the distant shrine. Deep forest surrounds it.
MieShrines & TemplesIse
Sarutahiko Jinja
It enshrines the deity who opens the way, and is where people go before starting something new.
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MieShrines & TemplesKuwana
Shichiri no Watashi
The only sea crossing on the Tokaido began here. The first torii of Ise Province stands at the landing.
MieShrines & TemplesIga
Ueno Tenjingu
The danjiri rite of the Ueno Tenjin festival is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, known for its procession of demons.
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MieShrines & TemplesYokkaichi
Suwa Jinja (Yokkaichi)
The tutelary shrine of Yokkaichi, and the faith of a town of Banko ware.
MieShrines & TemplesKumano
Hana no Iwaya Jinja
Held to be among the oldest shrines recorded in the Nihon Shoki. A rock 45 metres high is itself the deity.
MieShrines & TemplesOwase
Magose Toge
Said to be the most beautiful paved pass on the Iseji route of the Kumano Kodo.
Matsusaka
Mikuriya Jinja
Its name comes from the mikuriya, the estates that supplied food to Ise Jingu. The shrine of a town of Matsusaka merchants.
MieShrines & TemplesIse
Yamatohime no Miya
It enshrines Yamatohime-no-Mikoto, who chose where Ise Jingu would stand.
MieShrines & TemplesIse
Kazahinomi no Miya
It governs wind and rain. It was raised to the rank of miya for having sent the divine wind against the Mongol invasions.
MieShrines & TemplesKomono
Mitakedera
At the foot of Mount Gozaisho. It was once a great temple with warrior monks of its own.
MieShrines & TemplesKuwana
Kuwana Sosha
The Ishidori festival is called the noisiest in Japan. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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MieShrines & TemplesIga
Shindaibutsuji
Founded by Chogen, who rebuilt Todaiji. It preserves a Nyorai figure by Kaikei.
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ShigaShrines & TemplesOtsu
Enryakuji
The men who would later found their own schools all studied here: Honen of Jodo, Shinran of Jodo Shinshu, Eisai of Rinzai, Dogen of Soto, Nichiren of the Nichiren school. Most of the major schools of Japanese Buddhism pass through this mountain. That is why it is called the mother mountain.