An Associated Press photo report, carried in September 2025, on the current Shikinen Sengu rebuilding at Ise Grand Shrine, describing the shrine's one hundred twenty five buildings being entirely rebuilt on an adjoining site, more than ten thousand cypress trees being harvested and processed, and ceremonies held in May and June 2025 documented by AP photographers.
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Reliability Tier2
An independent wire service's own photojournalism from the rebuilding's early ceremonies, tier 2, used here as an independent cross check on the Yamaguchisai and Misomahajimesai ceremony dates and the scale of the rebuilding. NotesUsed for the May and June 2025 ceremony dates and the scale of timber and buildings involved.
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PublisherAssociated Press
Publication Year2025
URLhttps://gazette.com/2025/09/22/photos-show-historic-japanese-shrine-that-is-torn-down-and-rebuilt-every-20-years/
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This source names Ise Grand Shrine directly: "current Shikinen Sengu rebuilding at Ise Grand Shrine, describing the shrine's one hundred twenty five buildings being entirely rebuilt on an adjoining site, more than ten thousand cypress trees..."
Source Photos Show Historic Japanese Shrine That Is Torn Down and Rebuilt Every Twenty Years (Associated Press)
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