神じん宮ぐう

noun, noun, used as a suffix

high-status Shinto shrine; imperial shrine

Refers to a Shinto shrine with a special connection to the imperial family, often enshrining an imperial ancestor or a deity closely associated with the imperial line. Also used as a suffix in shrine names.

• 明めい治じ神じん宮ぐうは東とう京きょうにある有ゆう名めいな神じん宮ぐうです。

  Meiji Jingu is a famous imperial shrine in Tokyo.

• 神じん宮ぐうは一いっ般ぱんの神じん社じゃより格かく式しきが高たかいとされる。

  Jingu are considered to have higher status than ordinary shrines.

noun

Ise Grand Shrine

Specifically refers to Ise Jingu, the most important Shinto shrine, dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. Often used without qualification when context is clear.

See also: 伊勢神宮

• 神じん宮ぐうでは二に十じゅう年ねんごとに式しき年ねん遷せん宮ぐうが行おこなわれる。

  At Ise Grand Shrine, the Shikinen Sengu ceremony is held every twenty years.