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Crown prince, family visit Ise Jingu

ISE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Crown Princess Masako and their child Princess Aiko (from L, front) visit the Geku, or the outer shrine, of Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine complex in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on July 29, 2014.

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Imperial couple visit Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (third from L) pays a visit to the Geku compound of Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture on March 26, 2014. The emperor and Empress Michiko visited the shrine following a ceremony in October 2013, the first in 20 years, to transfer the shrine deity to a new building.

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Imperial couple visit Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) is pictured after offering prayers at the Geku compound of Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture on March 26, 2014. The emperor and Empress Michiko visited the shrine following a ceremony in October 2013, the first in 20 years, to transfer the shrine deity to a new building.

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Imperial couple visit Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito is pictured after offering prayers at the Geku compound of Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture on March 26, 2014. The emperor and Empress Michiko visited the shrine following a ceremony in October 2013, the first in 20 years, to transfer the shrine deity to a new building.

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Imperial couple visit Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Japanese Empress Michiko is pictured after offering prayers at the Geku compound of Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture on March 26, 2014. Emperor Akihito and the empress visited the shrine following a ceremony in October 2013, the first in 20 years, to transfer the shrine deity to a new building.

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Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremony is part of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremony is part of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo)

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremony is part of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo)

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Shikinen Sengu ceremonies at Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by Shinto priests to a new building at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013. The ceremony is part of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Shinto priests head to a ceremony at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of the Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013, to transfer the symbol of the deity to a new building. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years.

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Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Shinto priests head to a ceremony at the Geku (Outer Shrine) complex of the Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2013, to transfer the symbol of the deity to a new building. The ceremony is the climax of the shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremonies that are held when moving from old to new buildings, which take place once every 20 years.

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New Ise Shrine buildings

NAGOYA, Japan - A Sept. 25, 2013, photo from a helicopter shows the current (R) and new Geku complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture. A move from old to new buildings, which is held once every 20 years, is under way at the Shinto shrine. (Pool photo)

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New Ise Shrine buildings

NAGOYA, Japan - A Sept. 25, 2013, photo from a helicopter shows the current (R) and new Geku complex of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture. A move from old to new buildings, which is held once every 20 years, is under way at the Shinto shrine. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito visits Ise Shrine

NAGOYA, Japan - (from L in front) Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko, their daughter Princess Kako and their son Prince Hisahito visit the Geku area of Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture on March 25, 2013. The 6-year-old prince paid his first visit to the shrine dedicated to the ancestral deities of the imperial family. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kako visits Ise Shrine in western Japan

Princess Kako, one of Emperor Akihito's granddaughters and a younger daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, visits the Ise Grand Shrine's "Geku" (Outer Shrine) in Ise, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on March 6, 2015, to report on her recently turning 20 or "coming of age." (Pool photo by Chunichi Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Kako visits Ise Shrine in western Japan

Princess Kako, one of Emperor Akihito's granddaughters and a younger daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, visits the Ise Grand Shrine's "Geku" (Outer Shrine) in Ise, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on March 6, 2015, to report on her recently turning 20 or "coming of age." (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Kako visits Ise Shrine in western Japan

Princess Kako, one of Emperor Akihito's granddaughters and a younger daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, walks on a gravel path of the Ise Grand Shrine's "Geku" (Outer Shrine) in Ise, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on March 6, 2015, to report on her recently turning 20, or "coming of age." (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Emperor Naruhito rides in a horse-drawn carriage at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019, on his way to perform a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying his enthronement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Combined photo shows Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako visiting the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019, to mark the completion of two major rites signifying the emperor's enthronement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Emperor Naruhito rides in a horse-drawn carriage at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019, on his way to perform a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying his enthronement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The precincts of Ise Grand Shrine

Isejingu Shinto Shrine consists of Kotaijingu and Toyoketaijingu, commonly called Naiku and Geku. Shown here is the precinct of Naiku where Amaterasu-Omikami is enshrined. The photographer is looking toward the second torii gate, probably after offering prayers at the shrine. The building on the right is Kaguraden, and the roof of Misakadono is visible through the trees.==Date:unknown, Place:Mie, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number65‐22‐0]

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Crown prince, family visit Ise Jingu

ISE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Crown Princess Masako and their child Princess Aiko (from L, front) visit the Geku, or the outer shrine, of Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine complex in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on July 29, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Emperor Naruhito visits the Geku inner shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019, for a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying his enthronement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Emperor Naruhito visits the Geku inner shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019, for a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying his enthronement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Emperor Naruhito rides in a horse-drawn carriage on his way to perform a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying his enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Emperor Naruhito rides in a horse-drawn carriage on his way to perform a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying his enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Emperor Naruhito rides in a horse-drawn carriage on his way to perform a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying his enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Emperor Naruhito rides in a horse-drawn carriage on his way to perform a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying his enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Emperor Naruhito rides in a horse-drawn carriage on his way to perform a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying his enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Empress Masako is seen after taking part in a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying Emperor Naruhito's enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Empress Masako rides in a car after taking part in a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying Emperor Naruhito's enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Empress Masako is seen after taking part in a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying Emperor Naruhito's enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Empress Masako is seen after taking part in a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying Emperor Naruhito's enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Empress Masako is seen after taking part in a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying Emperor Naruhito's enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Empress Masako is seen after taking part in a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying Emperor Naruhito's enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Empress Masako is seen after taking part in a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying Emperor Naruhito's enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Empress Masako is seen after taking part in a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying Emperor Naruhito's enthronement at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Emperor Naruhito is pictured at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019, after performing a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying his enthronement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor's visit to Ise Jingu shrine

Japanese Emperor Naruhito is pictured at the Geku outer shrine of Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2019, after performing a ceremony marking the completion of two major rites signifying his enthronement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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