The Shikinen Sengu is the biggest ritual at the shrine. Every 20 years, in addition to the Shogu of the Naiku and Geku, 14 superior affiliated shrines and Uji-bashi Bridge, 1,576 items of 714 types of associated treasures and objects including the items that decorate the inside and outside of the main sanctuaries, swords, saddles and instruments are rebuilt or remade, and Amaterasu-Omikami relocates to an adjacent sacred site. The Shikinen Sengu takes place over nine years and is made up of 33 rituals and events combining the Okihiki log pulling event, the Oshiraishimochi white pebble carrying event, the Shinnomihashira dedication, the relocation ceremony and the last Mikagura ritual dance ceremony. Since the first relocation was carried out at the initiative of Emperor Tenmu in 690, this ceremony has been repeated for more than 1,300 years, with the 62nd reiteration completed in 2013.
You can see many of the associated treasures and objects used for 20 years at the Jingu Museum and the tools used at the Sengu-kan.
Northern Area
Shikinen Sengu
