Ise Jingu, in Mie Prefecture, is the most sacred Shinto shrine in Japan, dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. It consists of two main complexes, the Inner Shrine, Naiku, and the Outer Shrine, Geku, along with more than a hundred smaller shrines. According to tradition it was established in the reign of Emperor Suinin, when his daughter found a place to enshrine the goddess. Its buildings are made of plain unpainted cypress in an ancient style, and every twenty years they are rebuilt on an adjacent plot in a ritual that has continued for well over a thousand years, passing skills from one generation of carpenters to the next. The shrine is visited by millions of people each year.
Before and after
- 1 August 10 BCEBirth of Claudius
- 9 BCEOrigins of Ara Pacis
- 27 November 8 BCEDeath of Horace
- c. 4 BCENativity of Jesus
- 4 BCEConstruction of Ise Jingū
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- 1st millennium BCEPublication of 2 Maccabees
- 1 BCEBirth of Saint Peter
- 5 CEBirth of Paul the Apostle
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