Geku (Outer Shrine)

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Geku (Outer Shrine) is one of the two main sanctuaries of Japan’s Ise Grand Shrine complex, dedicated to the Shinto deity of food, clothing, and shelter, Toyouke-Ōmikami.

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Gekū (Outer Shrine) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto shrine
religious building
accessRestricted inner sanctum not open to the general public
alsoKnownAs Toyouke Daijingū NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Shinmei-zukuri NERFINISHED
associatedRituals daily food offerings
imperial offerings
seasonal festivals
associatedWith imperial household of Japan NERFINISHED
country Japan
culturalSignificance one of the most important Shinto shrines in Japan
dedicatedTo Toyouke-Ōmikami NERFINISHED
deityDomain clothing
food
shelter
foundedByTradition Emperor Yūryaku (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED
foundedInTradition 5th century (traditional date)
function offering of food to the deities
hasInnerPrecinct yes
hasMainHall Honden
hasOfferingsHall Heiden
hasOuterPrecinct yes
hasPriesthood Shinto priests and priestesses
hasRitual Shikinen Sengū (periodic rebuilding) NERFINISHED
hasRole one of the two main sanctuaries of Ise Grand Shrine
hasSacredBoundary fence and torii demarcating holy area
hasSacredForest yes
hasSacredPrecinct yes
hasTorii yes
hasWorshipHall Haiden NERFINISHED
JapaneseName 外宮 NERFINISHED
languageOfName Japanese
locatedIn Ise, Mie Prefecture NERFINISHED
mainFestival Kannamesai (Harvest Festival) NERFINISHED
managedBy Jingū administration (Ise Grand Shrine administration) NERFINISHED
nearbyRiver Isuzu River (regionally associated with Ise complex) NERFINISHED
otherMainSanctuary Naikū (Inner Shrine) NERFINISHED
partOf Ise Grand Shrine NERFINISHED
pilgrimageSite yes
primaryMaterial wood
rebuildingCycle approximately every 20 years
religion Shinto
roofMaterial thatch
sacredObjectType shintai (sacred object of worship)
sacredStatus jingū (grand shrine) NERFINISHED
tourismCategory religious tourism site
visitorAccess open to pilgrims and tourists in outer areas
worshipType State Shinto (historically) NERFINISHED

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Ise-Shima National Park contains Geku (Outer Shrine)
Ise City hasReligiousSite Geku (Outer Shrine)
this entity surface form: Gekū (Outer Shrine)