Takachiho, Miyazaki
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Takachiho is a town in Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2023, the town has an estimated population of 11,065 in 4865 households, and a population density of 47 persons
Takachiho Town Office
Manai Falls
Mount Sobo
Yokagura
Amanoiwato Shrine
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Amanoiwato-jinja is a Shinto shrine located in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu and sits above the gorge containing Ama-no-Iwato, the cave where, acc
Takachiho, Miyazaki
…It features prominently in Japanese mythology as the land where Ninigi descended from the heavens, sent by Amaterasu, the sun goddess. It contains the Ama-no-Iwato shrine which is, according to myth, the location of the cave where Amaterasu hid until Ame-no-Uzume lured her out. From the late Heian period into the…
Torii at Amanoiwato-jinja
Amanoiwato-jinja nishihongū
Amanoiwato-jinja higashihongū
The Takamagahara pantheon is thought to have gathered and discussed how to get Amaterasu out of the Heavenly Rock Cave, Amano-Iwato, at this riverside cave