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Of all of the thousands of shrines in Japan, without a doubt, the crown jewel of them all is Ise

Ise Honkaido, the Pilgrimage’s End: Taki to Ise Jingu

About 100 miles from Osaka City, we are on the last stretch of our pilgrimage on the Ise Honkaido. Today

We are nearing the end of our travels on the sacred pilgrimage to Ise Grand Shrine. We’ve left the mountains

The Ise Honkaido is the sacred pilgrimage road that connects Osaka all the way to Ise Grand Shrine in Mie

The Ise Honkaido is the ancient road that connects Osaka to the sacred Ise Grand Shrine in Mie. This time,

From our starting point in Osaka City, we have faithfully followed the Ise Honkaido all the way to Haibara. In

In west Japan, there were two major roads ancient people would use when they when people go to Ise, there