Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visited Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on March 26 to report her graduation from Gakushuin University. This was the ...
shows Empress Sadako visiting Ise Jingu shrine to pray for her husband’s recovery as well as a newlywed in Kyoto who later became Emperor Hirohito. The black-and-white silent footage found at ...
Photograph by Alfie Goodrich The most important shrine related to sun worship, called Ise Jingu, can be found within Ise city. Known as the Soul of Japan, it is actually a collection of shrines ...