Naikū

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Naikū is the inner sanctuary of Japan’s Ise Grand Shrine, dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu and regarded as one of Shinto’s most sacred sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto shrine
inner sanctuary
accessRestricted true
architecturalStyle Shinmei-zukuri NERFINISHED
associatedWith Imperial House of Japan NERFINISHED
Imperial Regalia of Japan NERFINISHED
country Japan
culturalSignificance center of traditional Ise pilgrimage
dedicatedTo Amaterasu NERFINISHED
establishedBefore 8th century
hasAlternativeName Kōtai Jingū NERFINISHED
hasApproach sandō
hasBuilding offering halls
priestly residences
treasure halls
hasBuildingMaterialTaboo use of unpainted natural wood
hasEnshrinement Amaterasu as ancestral deity of imperial line
hasEntranceGate Torii
hasFestival Kannamesai Festival NERFINISHED
hasForest sacred shrine forest
hasFunction national prayer site
site of imperial offerings
hasJapaneseName 内宮 NERFINISHED
hasOuterFences multiple concentric fences
hasPilgrimageRoute Ise pilgrimage NERFINISHED
hasRitual Shikinen Sengū NERFINISHED
hasRitualPurification misogi at Isuzu River NERFINISHED
hasSacredBridge Uji Bridge NERFINISHED
hasSacredObject Yata no Kagami NERFINISHED
innerSanctumAccess limited to priests and select individuals
isComponentOf Ise Jingū NERFINISHED
linkedTo Japanese imperial mythology
locatedIn Ise, Mie Prefecture NERFINISHED
mainDeity Amaterasu Ōmikami NERFINISHED
managedBy Jingū Administration NERFINISHED
nearRiver Isuzu River NERFINISHED
orientation east-west
partOf Ise Grand Shrine NERFINISHED
primaryMaterial Japanese cypress wood
primaryStructure Honden
reconstructionCycle every 20 years
regardedAs one of the most sacred Shinto sites
religion Shinto
roofMaterial thatch
sacredStatus jingū (grand shrine) NERFINISHED
worshipFocus sun goddess
worshipType State-level Shinto shrine

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