S P O T ／ SPOT-129
Folk & Ritual
Mishiodono Shrine and Sacred Salt Route
御塩殿神社・御塩道みしおどのじんじゃ・みしおみち
An auxiliary shrine of the Inner Shrine (Naikū) of Ise Jingū, devoted to the production of the hardened salt (katashio) used in Jingū rituals. The Ise City Tourist Association describes a two-stage process: highly concentrated brine is reduced to coarse salt at the Mishio-yakisho, then molded and fire-hardened at the Mishio-dono itself. Read together with the Mishio-michi (Sacred Salt Route) along which brine from the Mishio-hama salt fields is carried to the shrine, the site forms an unusual production-ritual complex on the periphery of Jingū.
N O P H O T O
H I G H L I G H T S
Highlights
- 01An auxiliary shrine of the Inner Shrine where ritual hardened salt is produced
- 02A two-stage process: reduction at the Mishio-yakisho and firing at the Mishio-dono
- 03The 'Mishio-michi' route along which brine is carried from the salt fields
A C C E S S ／ M E T A
Essentials
- Location
- Mie Prefecture Ise City
- Address
- 三重県伊勢市二見町荘
- Fee
- 無料（参拝可能範囲は要確認）
- Hours
- 境内自由（御塩焼所・御塩殿の見学可否は要確認）
- Status
- 現存