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Ise Jingu Geku

Shibuya246 · · 16 photos

The first torii, at the entrance to the Geku.Photo dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/8000sISO500Taken1 Aug 2010, 13:31
The first torii, at the entrance to the Geku.

Visitors to Ise traditionally go to the Geku, the Outer Shrine, first and then on to the Naiku. So that is what I did on a hot day at the start of August.

The Geku is dedicated to Toyouke, the goddess of food and harvest. It sits in a forest of huge cedar trees, and the plain wooden buildings feel very calm after the town outside.

A sign pointing the way to the Outer Shrine among treesPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/8000sISO400Taken1 Aug 2010, 13:28
Signs for the Outer Shrine.
A gravel courtyard with a torii in the distancePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/8000sISO450Taken1 Aug 2010, 13:29
Wide gravel paths lead into the forest.
A wooden building with an amulet counter and visitorsPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/8000sISO720Taken1 Aug 2010, 13:36
The amulet office.
Visitors walking down a broad gravel path under tall cedarsPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/3200sISO800Taken1 Aug 2010, 13:36
The main path through the cedars.
A close view of a wooden shrine building roofPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/8000sISO560Taken1 Aug 2010, 13:37
Plain wood and simple lines.
A wooden torii framed by dark green treesPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/2500sISO800Taken1 Aug 2010, 13:37
Another torii deeper in the forest.
A long wooden fence beside a gravel pathPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/8000sISO800Taken1 Aug 2010, 13:41
The tall wooden fences around the main sanctuary.
A gravel path beside a wooden fence with lanternsPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/8000sISO640Taken1 Aug 2010, 13:42
Visitors can only see the main hall from outside the fences.
Visitors climbing wide stone steps in the forestPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/1000sISO800Taken1 Aug 2010, 13:51
The stone steps up to the smaller shrines on the hill.
An empty flight of mossy stone stepsPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/800sISO800Taken1 Aug 2010, 13:52
Mossy steps in the shade.
A torii and wooden buildings beside a gravel squarePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/1000sISO200Taken1 Aug 2010, 14:06
Back down to the main area.
People walking along a forest pathPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/250sISO200Taken1 Aug 2010, 14:07
Walking out under the trees.
A wooden building at the edge of the forestPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/1000sISO200Taken1 Aug 2010, 14:08
One of the halls near the exit.
A path through tall trees with a few visitorsPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/320sISO200Taken1 Aug 2010, 14:08
The last of the forest paths.
A couple in summer clothes walking across the gravelPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length85mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/1000sISO200Taken1 Aug 2010, 14:09
Heading on to the Naiku.

From here I went on to the Naiku, the Inner Shrine, which I wrote about in Ise Jingu Naiku.

I took these photos in August 2010 and only got round to posting them in 2026.

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