Empress Michiko walks to main hall of Ise Grand Shrine

Empress Michiko walks to main hall of Ise Grand Shrine

ISE, Japan - Japanese Empress Michiko walks to the main shrine of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on March 26, 2014. The 1,500-year-old shrine, rebuilt in 2013 for the 62nd time, is dedicated to Japan's sun goddess, Amaterasu Omikami, the supreme deity in the Shinto pantheon.

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