Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
宮 centers on a grand, roofed structure: a palace, a Shinto shrine, or a member of the imperial family such as a princess. The constellation sense extends the idea of a celestial palace or mansion in the sky.
宮 combines 宀 (roof) with 呂, which likely represents connected rooms or a spine-like arrangement of chambers, giving the idea of a large roofed building such as a palace or shrine.
Under a roof 宀, two connected rooms 呂 form a grand palace or shrine. Picture the roof of a Shinto shrine sheltering sacred inner chambers.
For キュウ, imagine a cute princess living in the palace: cute -> キュウ, and she waves from the shrine balcony.
shrine
palace
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
Miyagi (prefecture)
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
imperial palace; shrine
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
palace
womb; uterus
the Two Ise Shrines
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
labyrinth; maze
most important provincial shrine
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
royal palace
grounds of a Shinto shrine
imperial court; royal court
Imperial Household Agency
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
Ise Grand Shrine