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title: Torri, Ise Grand Shrine
author: ot0rip 604
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6484/torri-ise-grand-shrine/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Torri, Ise Grand Shrine
_Authored by ot0rip 604_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6484.jpg)
## Image Caption
The torii or sacred gate at the wooden Uji Bridge at the [Ise Grand Shrine](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ise_Grand_Shrine/), sacred to the [Shinto](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shinto/) goddess [Amaterasu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amaterasu/). The shrine was first built in 4 BCE and since the 7th century CE the bridge and torii at either end have been rebuilt exactly every 20 years. Mie Prefecture, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/).
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