Photographer Miori Inada's photo exhibition "Tokowaka: Ise Jingu's Shikinen Sengu and Sustainability," focusing on the Ise Grand Shrine's Shikinen Sengu ceremony, will be held from January 7th to 15th, 2017, at A-Gallery in Jingumae, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.

Miori Inada began her career as a photographer in 1991. After witnessing the entirety of the 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks, she began photographing sacred sites and pilgrimage sites around the world in search of the key to peace and the direction humanity is headed. She began photographing Ise Jingu in 2005, four years after the attacks, and has since explored the origins of the Japanese spirit through its nature, rituals, and festivals. Her photo book, "Ise Jingu and the Origins of Japan," which was unveiled at the Ise-Shima Summit in May 2016, was distributed to international media and received rave reviews.

The exhibition will feature photographs of Ise Grand Shrine that Inada has been taking for over 12 years. Focusing on the beautiful water circulation of the Isuzu River, which flows through the sacred grounds of Ise Grand Shrine, and the Shikinen Sengu ceremony, which has been held at Ise Grand Shrine every 20 years for 1,300 years, the exhibition explores the origins of the Japanese spirit and hints at the sustainability we seek today.

[Exhibition Information]
"Tokowaka: Ise Grand Shrine's Shikinen Sengu and Sustainability"
Venue: A-Gallery
Address: 5-18-8 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Dates: January 7th - 15th, 2017
Time: 12:00 - 18:00
Open daily throughout the exhibition period