Skip to content

December 20, 2017

The Sacred Plaques of Ise: Jingū Taima

The sacred plaques of Jingū at Ise, officially called Jingū Taima, are distributed through jinja across Japan, with most of the activity happening at the end of the year. Almost any staffed jinja will have Jingū Taima available if you ask at the office, and, particularly in more rural areas, it is common for the priests and other people closely connected to the jinja to go door to door around the area, asking people if they want a Jingū Taima. The distribution of Jingū Taima is a really big issue… Read More »The Sacred Plaques of Ise: Jingū Taima