Every 20 years, Ise Jingu — the most revered Shinto shrine in Japan — is knocked down and rebuilt from scratch, a tradition that has been carried out for more than a millennia. The Ise Jingu is a complex of 125 shrines in the mountains of Mie prefecture in southwestern Japan. (AP video shot by Ayaka McGill)
Ancient ceremonies mark the start of once-every-20-years renewal of Japan’s sacred shinto shrine
Every 20 years, Ise Jingu — the most revered Shinto shrine in Japan — is knocked down and rebuilt from scratch, a tradition that has been carried out for more than a millennia. The Ise Jingu is a complex of 125 shrines in the mountains of Mie prefecture in southwestern Japan. (AP video shot by Ayaka McGill)
