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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

ISE, Japan, Sept. 17 Kyodo - Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall. (Kyodo)

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests attend a tree-felling ceremony at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

ISE, Japan, June 12 Kyodo -Video taken on June 10, 2025, shows "sacred" trees at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, to be used in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating back about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall. (Kyodo)

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Photo taken on June 10, 2025, shows "sacred" trees at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, to be used in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating back about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Photo taken on June 10, 2025, shows "sacred" trees at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, to be used in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating back about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Photo taken on June 10, 2025, shows a "sacred" tree at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, to be used in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating back about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Photo taken on June 10, 2025, shows "sacred" trees at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, to be used in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating back about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Citizens transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Citizens transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Citizens transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Citizens transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Citizens transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Citizens transport a "sacred" tree in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 10, 2025, for use at Ise Jingu shrine in the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine reconstruction carried out every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" dating about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

ISE, Japan, June 10 Kyodo - Priests purify sacred trees at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall. The reconstruction rites have a history of about 1,300 years. (Kyodo)

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests purify sacred trees at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall. The reconstruction rites have a history of about 1,300 years.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Ise Jingu shrine officials transport a "sacred" tree on the Isuzu River in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Ise Jingu shrine officials transport a "sacred" tree on the Isuzu River in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Ise Jingu shrine officials transport a "sacred" tree on the Isuzu River in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Ise Jingu shrine officials transport a "sacred" tree on the Isuzu River in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Ise Jingu shrine officials transport a "sacred" tree on the Isuzu River in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Priests purify a sacred tree at Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu," which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall. The reconstruction rites have a history of about 1,300 years.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Ise Jingu shrine officials transport a "sacred" tree on the Isuzu River in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Ise Jingu shrine officials transport a "sacred" tree on the Isuzu River in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Ise Jingu shrine officials transport a "sacred" tree on the Isuzu River in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Rite at Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Pref.

Ise Jingu shrine officials transport a "sacred" tree on the Isuzu River in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on June 9, 2025, as part of rites for the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine building reconstruction every 20 years at the Shinto shrine in the central Japan city. Over 30 rites are planned for the 63rd "Shikinen Sengu" with a history of about 1,300 years, which will culminate in 2033 when an object believed to contain the spirit of the shrine's deity will be transferred to the shrine's newly reconstructed main hall.

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Carp streamers in Mie Pref.

"Koinobori" carp streamers fly over a beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, on April 27, 2025.

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Carp streamers in Mie Pref.

"Koinobori" carp streamers fly over a beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, on April 27, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Mie Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba receives a bouquet from a boy scout in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 6, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Mie Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) poses for a photo with boy scouts in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 6, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Mie Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba poses for a photo with girl scouts in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 6, 2025.

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Alligator snapping turtle at Mie Pref. aquarium

Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023, shows an alligator snapping turtle at Ise Sea Paradise in Ise in Mie Prefecture.

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Alligator snapping turtle at Mie Pref. aquarium

Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2023, shows an alligator snapping turtle at Ise Sea Paradise in Ise in Mie Prefecture.

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Red emperor at Mie Pref. aquarium

Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023, shows red emperor at Ise Sea Paradise in Ise in Mie Prefecture.

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Red emperor at Mie Pref. aquarium

Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023, shows red emperor (front) at Ise Sea Paradise in Ise in Mie Prefecture.

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Museum of scales in Mie Pref. closes

TSU, Japan - Kenzo Kobayashi, the 73-year-old owner and curator of Hakarinoyakata, one of only two museums on scales, weights and measures in Japan, speaks of his collection of over 10,000 items in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, in central Japan, on March 30, 2014. The museum closed the same day, with Kobayashi's collection to be donated to a scale maker in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, for exhibition in a new museum to open there in October.

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Emperor, empress depart for Ise Shrine in Mie Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko depart from Tokyo Station on March 25, 2014, to visit Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture. An Imperial Palace staff member behind them is carrying a black case containing a sword, one of the imperial family's three sacred treasures to be moved from the palace in Tokyo to the shrine for the first time in 20 years.

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Fossils of new elephant species found in Mie Pref.

TSU, Japan - The Mie prefectural government shows on Jan. 20, 2014, a fossilized tusk base (left) and tooth of what is believed to be a newly discovered species of elephant that has been found in Suzuka in the central Japan prefecture. Archeologists say the elephant existed about 2.4 million years ago.

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Tsunami evacuation tower in Mie Pref.

TAIKI, Japan - Photo shows a tower for evacuation in case of tsunami in Taiki, Mie Prefecture in western Japan, in May 2011. Visitors to the 21.8 meter-high tower have increased since the March quake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Bird flu confirmed in Mie Pref.

KIHO, Japan - Employees of Mie Prefecture enter a chicken coop at a poultry farm in Kiho, western Japan, on Feb. 16, 2011, after dead chickens at the farm were confirmed as having been infected with bird flu.

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Bird flu case confirmed in Mie Pref.

KIHO, Japan - Prefectural government workers enter a poultry farm in Kiho, Mie Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2011, after a bird flu infection case was confirmed. About 67,000 birds at the farm will be culled.