Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮 Ise Jingū) is a Shinto shrine dedicated to goddess Amaterasu-ōmikami, located in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture, Japan.
Officially known simply as Jingū (神宮), Ise Jingū is in fact a shrine complex composed of a large number of Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, Naikū (内宮) and Gekū (外宮).
Besides Naikū and Gekū, there are an additional 123 Shinto shrines in
Ise City and the surrounding areas, 91 of them connected to Naikū and 32
to Gekū.[2]
Purportedly the home of the Sacred Mirror,
the shrine is arguably one of Shinto's holiest and most important
sites. Access to both sites is strictly limited, with the common public
allowed to see little more than the thatched roofs of the central
structures, hidden behind four tall wooden fences.
Yata no Kagami (八咫鏡) is a sacred mirror that is part of the Imperial Regalia of Japan. It is said to be housed in Ise Shrine in Mie prefecture, Japan,
although a lack of public access makes this difficult to verify. The
Yata no Kagami represents "wisdom" or "honesty," depending on the
source. Its name literally means "The Eight Hand Mirror," likely a
reference to its width. Mirrors in ancient Japan represented truth
because they merely reflected what was shown, and were a source of much
mystique and reverence (being uncommon items).
In the Japanese mythology this mirror and the Yasakani no magatama were hung from a tree to lure out Amaterasu from a cave.
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