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Ise Jingu Outer Shrine
Ise Jingu Outer Shrine · Geku (Toyouke-daijingu) · 豊受大神宮（外宮）
Follow the approach to the Outer Shrine’s main sanctuary and explore the surrounding neighbourhood on your return. Its walking access from Iseshi Station makes it convenient to start worship after arriving.
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Visitor information at a glance
Admission
Ordinary worship is free. Prayer services, shrine items and museum admission cost extra.
Opening hours and closed days
Worship hours are 05:00–18:00 in January–April and September, 05:00–19:00 in May–August, and 05:00–17:00 in October–December.
What can I see at Ise Jingu Outer Shrine?
Explore the approach after worship
Choose a meal along the approach or near Iseshi Station after worship. Around the Outer Shrine, you can find local dishes such as Ise udon.
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How to get to Ise Jingu Outer Shrine
Leave Iseshi Station by the JR-side exit and walk about five minutes to the Outer Shrine entrance, then roughly another ten minutes to the main sanctuary. Allow extra time for worship, subsidiary sanctuaries and the return station walk.
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Before you visit
Allow time for worship and the return journey
Walking estimates to the main sanctuary exclude worship and visits to subsidiary sanctuaries. Choose your next train with the return station walk in mind.
Shrine transport Walking from shrine entrances to main sanctuaries
New Year worship, prayers and museums
Worship hours may change during New Year. Check notices for the year of your visit. Prayer reception and museum hours differ from ordinary worship hours.
Ise City Tourism Association FAQ Ise Jingu Inner and Outer Shrine seasonal worship hours Official FAQ
Questions about Ise Jingu Outer Shrine
Must I visit the Outer Shrine first at Ise Jingu?
Visiting the Outer Shrine first is a longstanding custom rather than a compulsory order. Choose according to your arrival station and next journey.
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