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Ise Shrine

Ise Shrine
The Ise Shrine in Ise, Japan, is popular as a place of pilgrimage. In this photograph, casks of sake stand on a rack in the Kaguraden (Hall of Sacred Music and Dance) inside the shrine. Rice is grown in the shrine compound and is used for offerings and for making the drink sake. Sake is also used for offerings at the shrine.
Michael Freeman/Corbis
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