Last winter, I visited possibly the most revered ancient shrine in all of Japan: Ise Jingu, or the Ise Grand Shrine, in Ise, Mie Prefecture.

Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture is Japan’s most important center for Shintō, and the prefecture is also known for its ninja and its pearl divers.

A woody aroma fills the air at the Grand Shrines of Ise, Japan’s foremost Shinto shrine complex in Mie Prefecture. Towering hinoki cypress, at once heavy-scented and majestic, dot the landscape ...

News This Starbucks near Mie's Ise Grand Shrine blends in with the area's heritage vibe You’ll find the new café within Ise Naiku-mae in Oharai-machi, the historical old town in Mie prefecture ...

Ise Grand Shrine, in the city of Ise in Mie Prefecture and otherwise often referred to as Ise Jingu, is home to 125 shrines collectively known as the Jingu.

Saiku was a palace complex that acted as home to the Saio – an unmarried female member of the Japanese imperial family sent to serve at the Ise Grand Shrine as part of the Saio system, which remained ...

For example, “Saio”, a lady from the Imperial Family who served at Ise-Jingu (or the Ise Grand Shrine), used to live at a palace called Saiku.

With the 2016 Group of Seven summit set to be held in Mie Prefecture, US President Barack Obama and other world leaders will join the many travelers over the centuries who have made the trip to ...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, center, and her husband Edwin Arthur Schlossberg, second from right, are escorted by Shinto priest Yoshiyuki Toriumi, left, at the Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, ...

By Kyla Ryan July 20, 2015 Credit: Ise Shrine via Shutterstock.com On June 5, the Japanese government announced that Mie prefecture would be hosting the 2016 G7 Summit.

For example, “Saio”, a lady from the Imperial Family who served at Ise-Jingu (or the Ise Grand Shrine), used to live at a palace called Saiku.