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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jingū canonical 1
Jungū 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto shrine
cultural heritage site
religious building
associatedWithInstitution Imperial House of Japan
country Japan
dedicatedTo Amaterasu
Toyouke-Ōmikami
firstRecordedRebuilding 7th century
governingBody Jingū Administration
hasAccessCity Ise City
hasArchitecturalStyle Shinmei-zukuri
hasComponentShrine Gekū
Naikū
hasCulturalRole center of Ise pilgrimage
symbol of Japanese imperial tradition
hasDeityType sun goddess
hasEnglishName Ise Grand Shrine
hasFestival Kannamesai Festival
Tōka Festival
hasFormalName Ise Jingū
linked to: Ise Grand Shrine
hasMainSanctuary Kōtai Jingū
hasNearbyStation Iseshi Station NERFINISHED
Ujiyamada Station NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfShrines 125
hasOuterSanctuary Toyouke Daijingū
hasRitual Shikinen Sengū
hasSacredForest Ise Shrine forest
hasSacredRiver Isuzu River
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)
linked to: Yata no Kagami
isConsidered Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine
locatedIn Ise
locatedInPrefecture Mie Prefecture
locatedInRegion Kansai region
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 Jungū
linked to: Jingū