After a long travel, the princess finally found the best place. It is Ise, which has beautiful mountains and a river with pure water. Moreover, Ise has delicious foods from the sea and fields around there. Foods have been served for Amater…

At first, Amaterasu-Ohmikami was formally worshiped in the Imperial Palace. However, the 10th Japanese Emperor decided to worship the goddess more respectfully outside the Imperial Palace. The 11th Japanese Emperor ordered his princess to …

In land area, Ise-Jingu is roughly the same size as Paris. There are 1,500 religious rituals performed there a year. Amaterasu-Ohmikami is the ancestor of the Imperial family. Amarerasu is the name of the Kami and Ohmikami means “Great god…

Ise Jingu(shrine) consists of 125 Shinto shrines centered around Naiku shrine dedicated to Amaterasu-Ohmikami, and Geku shrine dedicated to Toyo-ukeno-Ohmikami. Both of the Kami are female Kami(goddesses).