The best place to learn about Shinto belief and culture. It is the second largest and most important shrine in Japan (the largest is the Great Shrine of Ise). Since over seventy (70) festivals and ceremonies are being celebrated here yearly, more than nine million people visit this place every year. Because of its large size we have no idea where to go. Though a brochure is being distributed upon entrance, it is written in Japanese, and the signages inside are all written in Japanese (no English translation 🙁) so we were really, really lost. We just looked in the drawings in the map to serve as our guide. The sacredness of the ground made the silence deafening. The deity enshrined here is Amaterasu-Oomikami which is represented by a sacred sword, the Kusanagi-no-tsurugi. The said sword is the most important treasure stored here and one of the three sacred treasures of the Imperial House. After several hours of strolling, you will learned and gained awareness on the deep faith of the ancestors taking care of the shrine as well as its long history.