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Ise Jingu Naiku 内宮

Inner Shrine

Checked October 2026 · next check January 2027 · 1 post since 2010

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Visiting Ise Jingu Naiku today

  • What it is: The Inner Shrine of Ise Jingu. Visitors cross the wooden Uji Bridge over the Isuzu River and follow a long gravel path to the main sanctuary.
  • Getting there: Kintetsu trains reach Isuzugawa Station from Nagoya in about 90 minutes, from Osaka-Namba in about 1 hour 50 minutes and from Kyoto in about 2 hours 30 minutes. Buses from Isuzugawa to Naiku take 6 minutes; from Ujiyamada Station the bus takes about 15 minutes.
  • Hours: 5:00-17:00 from October to December, 5:00-18:00 in January to April and September, and 5:00-19:00 from May to August.
  • Tip: The old pilgrim streets of Oharai-machi and Okage Yokocho, with food and souvenir shops, are a few minutes' walk from Uji Bridge.
  • Then and now: The shrine buildings and Uji Bridge are rebuilt every 20 years. The buildings in the 2010 photos were replaced in 2013, and the next rebuilding of Naiku is due in 2033.
Best timeGood any time of year

Checked against: Ise-Jingu Naiku (JNTO japan.travel) · Ise Jingu visiting guide (Mie Prefecture tourism) · Ise Grand Shrine (Wikipedia). Check opening times and prices before you go.

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Photos and stories from our visits, as they were written at the time.

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Ise Jingu, Naiku

Ise Jingu is made up of a large number of sites around Ise. The most well known are the Gekku and Naiku sites. You can get to Ise Jingu (Naiku) by train from Nagoya. Close by is Okagesama-dori, which has some wonderful old style shops.