Sentences with phrase «ise shrine»

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Sometimes such places have been chosen for temple and church building sites — as, for instance, the oldest Japanese shrine, Ise; or Mont St. Michel in France; or Delphi in Greece.

Indeed, the significance of the sun goddess, Amaterasu, and her shrine at Ise may have been sharply upgraded at this period to strengthen the position of the imperial lineage relative to other aristocratic lineages claiming divine descent.

Kyoto was the original capital of Japan, and Koka, Iga Ueno, and Ise Shima are known for its Shinto shrines and ninja history.

Aman Tokyo's birds - eye perch above the city centre offers a serene window onto urban dynamism, while the ancient tradition of thermal springs is embraced by Amanemu, set within Ise Shima National Park near ancient pilgrimage routes and Japan's most sacred Shinto shrines.