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Religious Site Attractions In Iga

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Iga Province was a province of Japan located in what is today part of western Mie Prefecture. Its abbreviated name was Ishū . Iga bordered on Ise, Ōmi, Yamato, and Yamashiro Provinces. Its roughly coincides with the modern municipalities of Iga and Nabari. Iga is classified as one of the provinces of the Tōkaidō. Under the Engishiki classification system, Iga was ranked as an inferior country and a near country . Surrounded by mountains, historically, Iga Province was rather inaccessible due to extremely poor road conditions. However, the area is now relatively easy to access from nearby Nara and Kyoto, as well as the larger cities of Osaka and Nag...
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  • 3. Aekuni Shrine Iga
    Aekuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Iga, Mie Prefecture. It is part of Ichinomiya in Iga Province and is a 2nd-rank national shrine in of the Association of Shinto Shrines. It was founded in the ninth century.
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  • 9. Ise Grand Shrine Ise
    The Ise Grand Shrine , located in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. Officially known simply as Jingū , Ise Jingū is a shrine complex composed of a large number of Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, Naikū and Gekū . The Inner Shrine, Naikū , is located in the town of Uji-tachi, south of central Ise, and is dedicated to the worship of Amaterasu, where she is believed to dwell. The shrine buildings are made of solid cypress wood and use no nails but instead joined wood. The Outer Shrine, Gekū , is located about six kilometers from Naikū and dedicated to Toyouke-Ōmikami, the god of agriculture, rice harvest and industry. Besides Naikū and Gekū, there are an additional 123 Shinto shrines in Ise City and the s...
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