Jingū

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Jingū is the formal name for the Ise Grand Shrine, Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine dedicated primarily to the sun goddess Amaterasu.

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Jungū 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto shrine
cultural heritage site
religious building
associatedWithInstitution Imperial House of Japan NERFINISHED
country Japan
dedicatedTo Amaterasu NERFINISHED
Toyouke-Ōmikami NERFINISHED
firstRecordedRebuilding 7th century
governingBody Jingū Administration NERFINISHED
hasAccessCity Ise City NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle Shinmei-zukuri NERFINISHED
hasComponentShrine Gekū NERFINISHED
Naikū NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRole center of Ise pilgrimage
symbol of Japanese imperial tradition
hasDeityType sun goddess
hasEnglishName Ise Grand Shrine NERFINISHED
hasFestival Kannamesai Festival NERFINISHED
Tōka Festival NERFINISHED
hasFormalName Ise Jingū NERFINISHED
hasMainSanctuary Kōtai Jingū NERFINISHED
hasNearbyStation Iseshi Station NERFINISHED
Ujiyamada Station NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfShrines 125
hasOuterSanctuary Toyouke Daijingū NERFINISHED
hasRitual Shikinen Sengū NERFINISHED
hasSacredForest Ise Shrine forest NERFINISHED
hasSacredRiver Isuzu River NERFINISHED
hasStatus chief shrine of the sun goddess Amaterasu
one of the most important Shinto shrines
hasToriiMaterial Japanese cypress
hasTreasure Yata no Kagami (sacred mirror, traditionally housed) NERFINISHED
isConsidered Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine
locatedIn Ise NERFINISHED
locatedInPrefecture Mie Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Kansai region NERFINISHED
locatedOnIsland Honshu
mainSanctuaryMaterial untreated Japanese cypress wood
pilgrimageDestination yes
rebuildingCycleYears 20
religion Shinto
roofMaterial thatch
worshipPractice veneration of imperial ancestral deity

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Kōgō isDifferentFrom Jingū
this entity surface form: Jungū