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Ise Shrine

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The Ise Shrine, in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu Omikami and the grain goddess Toyouke-hime. Also known simply as Jingu, it is a shrine complex composed of many individual shrines centered on two main shrines, the Naiku and the Geku.

Facts
Building Type
Shinto Shrine 1
The site is a shrine complex composed of many Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, per the same source.
Location
Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan 1
Completed Year
2013 1
Ise shrine buildings are ritually rebuilt every 20 years (Shikinen Sengu); 2013 is the date of the current, 62nd iteration, not a single founding date. Legendary founding is dated to 4 BCE per the same article, with 3rd and 5th century dates also proposed by scholars.
Completed Year
4 BCE 2
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Temple / Shrine 2
Connections

Has Building Type

Temple, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Japanese Traditional Architecture, Styles and Movements

A landmark of Japanese traditional architecture.

Uses Element

Thatch, Architectural Materials
Source Ise Grand Shrine (Wikipedia)
Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Ise Grand Shrine (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, located there.
Sources
1. Ise Grand Shrine (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • lead paragraph, first sentence
    located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine
  • Shikinen Sengu rebuilding section
    The present buildings, dating from 2013, are the 62nd iteration to date and are scheduled for rebuilding in 2033.
  • Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
    The Ise Shrine, in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu Omikami and the grain goddess Toyouke-hime. Also known simply as Jingu, it is a shrine complex composed of many individual shrines centered on two main shrines, the Naiku and the Geku.
  • Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia lead
    The shrine buildings are made of solid cypress wood and use no nails, instead being joined with wood.
  • Uses Element: Thatch, Wikipedia lead
    The shrine buildings are made of solid cypress wood and use no nails, instead being joined with wood.
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2. Wikidata: Ise Shrine
  • Wikidata Q687168, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q687168, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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