Ise Grand Shrine – Geku
豊受大神宮（外宮）
Enshrines Toyouke-ōmikami, the deity who oversees food, clothing, and shelter. It is a five-minute walk from Iseshi Station, and traditionally visited first, before the Inner Shrine.
The Outer Shrine, formally Toyouke Daijingu, invited the deity Toyouke-ōmikami from Tamba about 1,500 years ago to prepare meals for Amaterasu. It is also regarded as a guardian of clothing, food, housing, and industry. The morning and evening offering ritual in the Miketsu-den hall, in which meals are presented to the deities, has continued for 1,500 years. At the entrance, beside the Hiyoke Bridge, are the Magatama Pond and the Sengukan museum for the Shikinen Sengu ceremony (about 300 yen). It displays full-size models of parts of the main sanctuary and the ritual objects used in the rebuilding. The grounds also contain subsidiary shrines including Tago-no-miya, Tsuchi-no-miya, and Kaze-no-miya. Admission is free, and opening hours are the same as the Inner Shrine. Getting there: about 5 minutes on foot from JR or Kintetsu Iseshi Station.
Opening hours
Approx. 05:00–17:00/18:00/19:00 (varies by season)
Nearby sights
- Ise Kawasaki Merchant District
- Jingu Chokokan Museum
- Sarutahiko Shrine
- Okage Yokocho & Oharai-machi
- Ise Grand Shrine – Naiku
- Ise Ninja Kingdom
- Meoto Iwa & Futami Okitama Shrine
- Kongosho-ji Temple & Ise-Shima Skyline