Gekū

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Gekū is one of the two main shrines of the Ise Grand Shrine complex in Japan, traditionally dedicated to the Shinto deity of food, clothing, and shelter.

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Label Occurrences
Gekū canonical 7

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto shrine ⓘ
main shrine ⓘ
access open to general worshippers in outer areas ⓘ
administeredBy Jingū administration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Toyouke Daijingū ⓘ
architecturalStyle Shinmei-zukuri ⓘ
associatedWith Naikū ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance one of the most important Shinto shrines in Japan ⓘ
dedicatedTo Shinto deity of clothing ⓘ
Shinto deity of food ⓘ
Shinto deity of shelter ⓘ
Toyouke-Ōmikami ⓘ
enshrines symbolic objects rather than images ⓘ
function ritual center for food offerings to deities ⓘ
hasApproach sand and gravel paths ⓘ
hasBridge approach bridge over river or stream ⓘ
hasFeature restricted access inner area ⓘ
sacred enclosure with fences ⓘ
unpainted wooden buildings ⓘ
hasFestival annual festivals for harvest and offerings ⓘ
hasForest sacred grove surrounding shrine ⓘ
hasInnerPrecinct Shōden (main sanctuary building) ⓘ
hasJapaneseName 外宮 ⓘ
linked to: Geku (Outer Shrine)
hasNo statues of deities in main sanctuary ⓘ
hasRitual Shikinen Sengū ⓘ
hasRomajiName Gekū ⓘ
hasSacredTreasure food offerings ⓘ
rice ⓘ
silk ⓘ
hasStatus jingū (grand shrine) ⓘ
hasSubShrines multiple auxiliary shrines in precincts ⓘ
hasTorii wooden torii gates ⓘ
locatedIn Ise, Mie Prefecture ⓘ
linked to: Ise City
mainDeityRole provider of food for Amaterasu at Naikū ⓘ
oneOf two main shrines of Ise Grand Shrine ⓘ
orientation aligned according to traditional Shinto spatial rules ⓘ
partOf Ise Grand Shrine ⓘ
pilgrimageDestination Ise pilgrimage ⓘ
linked to: Ise Grand Shrine
primaryMaterial Japanese cypress wood ⓘ
reconstructedEvery 20 years ⓘ
relativeLocationToNaikū about 6 kilometers from Naikū ⓘ
religion Shinto ⓘ
roofMaterial thatch ⓘ
worshipType State-level Shinto worship center (historically) ⓘ

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