enshrined at what one might call Japan’s shrine of all shrines. Ise Grand Shrine, in the city of Ise in Mie Prefecture and otherwise often referred to as Ise Jingu, is home to 125 shrines ...

Just a short drive from Ise-Jingu – the holiest Shinto shrine ... in Japan's sixth-century onsen tradition, the space – with its shallow, stone-lined outdoor baths – feels like a sanctuary ...

Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visited Ise Jingu shrine in Ise ... made her way along the approach to the main shrine, Aiko was greeted by worshippers ...