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 ...

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 ...

In Japan, Ise shrine is known as "Jingu," which literally means the palace of the gods. Officials from Ise Jingu say the shrine is about 2,000 years old. It's composed of 125 shrines, surrounded ...

Add in the Iga area’s history as a center of ninja and the primacy of Ise Jingu in Japan’s spiritual landscape and you can begin to see the rich experiences Mie has to offer. Getting to Mie is easy.