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Ise 伊勢

Scruffy, non-descript city (formerly known as Uji-Yamada) on the edge of Shima-hontō, unexpectedly home to Japan's most sacred Shintō shrine - Ise-jingū.

Pictures taken from separate visits in November of 2004 and March of 2008.
Tsuchinomiya sanctuary in Gegū
Tsuchinomiya sanctuary in Gegū		 Sembei vendor
Sembei vendor		 Looking up the Isuzu-gawa
Looking up the Isuzu-gawa		 Side view of Kotai-jingū Shogu
Side view of Kotai-jingū Shogu
Kawasaki Kaiwai wholesale district
Kawasaki Kaiwai wholesale district		 Stone lanterns on the path to the Meoto-iwa
Stone lanterns on the path to the Meoto-iwa		 Weathered kura and machiya in Futami-chō
Weathered kura and machiya in Futami-chō		 Stone dragon and lanterns at Futaminoura
Stone dragon and lanterns at Futaminoura
Historic ryokan in central Ise
Historic ryokan in central Ise		 Daiichi torii at entrance to Gegū
Daiichi torii at entrance to Gegū		 The wedded rocks of Meoto-iwa
The "wedded rocks" of Meoto-iwa		 Kagura-den, Gegū
Kagura-den, Gegū
Meoto-iwa through a shrine torii
Meoto-iwa through a shrine torii		 Okage-yoko-chō
Okage-yoko-chō		 Kōtai-jingū Shōgū from Gehei-den
Kōtai-jingū Shōgū from Gehei-den		 Posing out front Toyōke-daijingū, Gegū
Posing out front Toyōke-daijingū, Gegū
Kaze-no-miya detail
Kaze-no-miya detail		 Atop the Uji-bashi
Atop the Uji-bashi		 Munching local treats along Oharai-machi
Munching local treats along Oharai-machi		 Path to auxiliary sanctuaries, Gegū
Path to auxiliary sanctuaries, Gegū
Storefront sign, Oharai-machi
Storefront sign, Oharai-machi		 Rooftop detail of Toyōke-daijingū, Gegū
Rooftop detail of Toyōke-daijingū, Gegū		 Steps to the Kōtai-jingū Shōgū, Naigū
Steps to the Kōtai-jingū Shōgū, Naigū		 Pointing the way to the main hall, Gegū
Pointing the way to the main hall, Gegū
Mishinenomi-kura and Gehei-den, Naigū
Mishinenomi-kura and Gehei-den, Naigū		 Close-up view of the wedded rocks
Close-up view of the wedded rocks		 Front of Tsuchi-no-miya sanctuary, Gegū
Front of Tsuchi-no-miya sanctuary, Gegū		 Daini Torii, Gegū
Daini Torii, Gegū
Machiya facades, Oharai-machi
Machiya facades, Oharai-machi		 Eyes fixed on the pretty girl, Okage-yoko-chō
Eyes fixed on the pretty girl, Okage-yoko-chō		 Secondary site (Kodenchi) for Gegū's shrine
Secondary site (Kodenchi) for Gegū's shrine		 Sacred garden in Naigū
Sacred garden in Naigū
Meoto-iwa and stone frog
Meoto-iwa and stone frog		 Entrance to Kōtai-jingū Shōgū, Naigū
Entrance to Kōtai-jingū Shōgū, Naigū		 Visitors leaving Gegū
Visitors leaving Gegū		 Historic facades on Oharai-machi
Historic facades on Oharai-machi
Towering Japanese cypress trees in Naigū
Towering Japanese cypress trees in Naigū		 Visitors stopping by the Isuzu-gawa
Visitors stopping by the Isuzu-gawa		 Meoto-iwa from along the shore
Meoto-iwa from along the shore		 Along the walls of Kōtai-jingū Shōgū
Along the walls of Kōtai-jingū Shōgū
Visitors by the Kaze-no-miya sanctuary
Visitors by the Kaze-no-miya sanctuary		 Tsuchi-no-miya sanctuary, Gegū
Tsuchi-no-miya sanctuary, Gegū		 Peeking in on an exclusive realm, Naigū
Peeking in on an exclusive realm, Naigū		 Uji-Yamada-eki (Ise's main rail station)
Uji-Yamada-eki (Ise's main rail station)
Front of a machiya, Oharai-machi
Front of a machiya, Oharai-machi		 Trimming the trees, Naigū
Trimming the trees, Naigū		 View through the trees onto Kaze-no-miya
View through the trees onto Kaze-no-miya		 Frog statue and the Meoto-iwa
Frog statue and the Meoto-iwa
Alternate site for Kōtai-jingū Shōgū
Alternate site for Kōtai-jingū Shōgū		 Windowfront, Oharai-machi
Windowfront, Oharai-machi		 Small shrine by the Meoto-iwa
Small shrine by the Meoto-iwa		 Kagura-den in Naigū
Kagura-den in Naigū

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