Naiku (Inner Shrine)

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Naiku (Inner Shrine) is the principal and most sacred Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu in Ise, Japan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Inner Shrine of Ise Grand Shrine
Shinto shrine
place of worship
religious building
accessToInnerSanctum restricted to select priests and imperial family representatives
administeredBy Jingū administration
architecturalStyle Shinmei-zukuri
associatedWith Japanese Imperial House
associatedWithMythology Japanese creation myths
constructionMethod traditional Japanese joinery without nails in main structures
contains main sanctuary (shōden)
multiple auxiliary shrines
country Japan
culturalSignificance one of the most important Shinto shrines in Japan
dedicatedTo Amaterasu
entranceOrientation generally eastward
hasAccessVia Uji Bridge
hasAlternativeName Inner Shrine
Kōtai Jingū
hasEnshrinedKami Amaterasu Ōmikami
linked to: Amaterasu
hasImportantRole center of sun goddess worship in Shinto
hasJapaneseName 内宮
hasMainFestival Kannamesai
hasRestrictedArea inner sanctum
hasRitual Shikinen Sengū
hasSacredForest Jingū forest
hasSacredObject Yata no Kagami
hasSacredTreasure mirror representing imperial regalia
hasStatus jingū (grand shrine)
hasTorii wooden torii gates
hasVisitorFacilities outer approach with shops and pilgrim services
isMostSacredShrineOf Amaterasu
isPrincipalShrineOf Ise Grand Shrine
isTouristAttraction yes
locatedIn Ise
Japan
Mie Prefecture
mainBuildingMaterial untreated Japanese cypress wood
mainFestivalHonors harvest offering to Amaterasu
managedBy Shinto priesthood
linked to: Shinto priests
partOf Ise Grand Shrine
pilgrimageDestination Ise pilgrimage
reconstructedEvery 20 years
religion Shinto
roofMaterial thatch
situatedNear Isuzu River
worshipsDeity sun goddess Amaterasu
linked to: Amaterasu

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ise-Shima National Park contains Naiku (Inner Shrine)
Ise City hasReligiousSite Naikū (Inner Shrine)
linked to: Naiku (Inner Shrine)
Uji Bridge torii associatedWith Naiku (Inner Shrine) of Ise Grand Shrine
linked to: Naiku (Inner Shrine)
Isuzu River near Naiku (Inner Shrine) of Ise Grand Shrine
linked to: Naiku (Inner Shrine)
Ujiyamada hasNearbyShrine Naiku (Inner Shrine of Ise)
linked to: Naiku (Inner Shrine)
Geku (Outer Shrine) otherMainSanctuary Naikū (Inner Shrine)
linked to: Naiku (Inner Shrine)