Yamatohime-no-mikoto is a Japanese figure who is said to have established Ise Shrine, where the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu Omikami is enshrined. Yamatohime-no-mikoto is recorded as being the daughter of Emperor Suinin, Japan's 11th Emperor.
The legendary burial ground of Yamatohime-no-mikoto near Ise Shrine designated by the Imperial Household Agency
The Grand Shrine of Ise , located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu. Officially known simply as Jingū (神宮), Ise Jingū is a shrine complex composed of many Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, Naikū (内宮) and Gekū (外宮).
Ise Grand Shrine
Ise Grand Shrine
A free-range chicken roaming the grounds, considered to be the divine messenger of Amaterasu.
Bird's eye view of the area surrounding the Gekū shrine