Ise Grand Shrine is officially called "Jingu" and consists of the Imperial Shrine (Naiku), which enshrines Amaterasu Omikami, the ancestral deity of the imperial family, and Toyouke Omikami, the guardian deity of food, clothing, shelter, and industry. The "Jingu" includes all of the other 125 palaces and shrines, such as the Bengu.
Ise Jingu is also affectionately called "Oise-san" and "Oijingu-san".
When visiting the shrine, start from the Geku(外宮).
・Toyouke Daijingu Shrine (豊受大神宮)
This main shrine is dedicated to Toyouke Omikami, the god who controls the meals of Amaterasu Omikami.
・Takanomiya (多賀宮)
Taga Shrine is the second largest shrine after the main shrine, and has the first rank among the four shrines that belong to Geku.
・Tsuchinomiya (土宮)
It is dedicated to the local deity who is credited with preventing floods. It is the only separate shrine whose front faces east.
・Kazenomiya (風宮)
It is dedicated to the god of wind and rain who caused the ``kamikaze'' to blow. Since rain and wind have a great impact on crops, shrines have long been respectfully enshrining it in the same manner as the main shrine.
・Geku Kaguraden (外宮神楽殿)
It was a rule that no one other than the Emperor could make offerings at the shrine, but the Kagura Hall was built in response to the wishes of people who wanted to make offerings during the Meiji period. It serves as a contact point for the prayers of worshipers to be relayed to the Omikami, and at the prayer reception desk, you can make prayer requests such as Kagura music and food.
・Shikinen Sengu Memorial Sengukan (せんぐう館)
This museum was opened in the Geku of Ise Grand Shrine to commemorate the 62nd Jingu Shikinen Sengu. In order to pass on to the future the techniques of the Jingu Shikinen Sengu Festival, which is held once every 20 years, the creation of sacred treasures, and the construction of shrine buildings, we exhibit the production process and a full-size model of the Seiden of the Geku.
