Japan Trip: Takachiho Shrine at scared ground Enjoy Yokagura , Kyushu Miyazaki No.003
Japan Trip: Takachiho Shrine at scared ground Enjoy Yokagura , Kyushu Miyazaki No.003
According to myths, Takachiho is the place where Amaterasu-omikami, the queen of gods, descended. Takachiho jinja is a shrine built over 1200 years ago on the sacred ground. There used to be 554 shrines in this area. The 88 highest ranking shrines among them were the Takachiho 88 Shrines, and Takachiho Shrine is their soja(総社)(shrine where all relevant gods are enshrined).
A festival called Yokagura(night dances) is popular in the area. Myths are reenacted as Yokagura in a series of 33 episodes depicting the divine quarrel as well as other deeds of the gods. Kagura is a traditional dance performed by local men, its secrets passed down from generation to generation. The most famous of which is when the sun goddess Amaterasu hides in a cave. Her hiding in the cave causes the whole world to be broken into darkness. The Goddess Amenouzume is then said to have performed a amusing dance in front of the cave in order to lured her out. The dances are also a way for the villagers to thank the Gods for a good harvest and to guarantee the sun and the warmth will return in the spring. You can enjoy the re-enactment of the stories of the Gods during the night-long dances.
You can see highlights of yokagura dance EVERYDAY at the Takachiho main shrine.
Yokagura Performance
Hours: 20:00 to 21:00
Closed: No closing days
Admission: 700 yen
Access Information
By car or taxi is the most convenient way to access there.
Some hotels in the area have a free shuttle bus to and from the evening Yokagura performances for staying guests.
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Takachiho gorge, Miyazaki, Japan
Takachiho Shrine Dance
One of the parts of a 33 part dance honoring the town.
Most Beautiful Shrine in Japan｜Day 96 - Miyazaki
Tucked away in the mountains of the very beautiful Aya Town in Kyushu’s Miyazaki Prefecture you will find the famous Teruha Suspension Bridge (照葉大吊橋). Meant to be the world’s longest suspension bridge devoted only to pedestrian traffic when it was built in 1984. Aya Town is also famous for it’s castle and craft village, as well as rather good home grown wine. The Teruha bridge is 250m long and 142m tall at it’s highest point above Honjougawa river, and doesn’t rock quite as much as you’d imagine. On the other side of the bridge lies the entrance to a national park aiming to preserve the natural forests of Kyushu, as they looked before the introduction of tree farming after the second world war.
Udo Shrine (鵜戸神宮, Udo Jingū), located on the Nichinan Coast south of Miyazaki City, is dedicated to Yamasachihiko, the father of Emperor Jimmu, the mythical first emperor of Japan. This brightly painted shrine is set in a cave on the side of a cliff overlooking the ocean and so enjoys a spectacular view.
There are a few legends concerning Emperor Jimmu and this cave, although it is unclear whether he was born here or visited here as a baby. However, the one thing the stories have in common are the breast shaped rocks in the cave wall which are said to have nourished him.
Drinking the water that drips from these rocks is thought to be beneficial for pregnancy, childbirth, nursing and women hoping to have a child. The shrine is also thought to be fortunate for couples and newlyweds.
Outside the cave is a terrace overlooking the ocean. Among the rocks below is a target marked by rope into which people try to throw small ceramic undama, or lucky balls (available at the shrine for a small fee). Women throw with their right hand while men throw with their left, and landing an undama in the target brings good luck.
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Traditional Japan Miyazaki
Amano-iwato and Yamasachihiko and Umisachihiko, Miyazaki is the hometown of the mythology that has become the scene of Nihon Shoki and Kojiki.
You can touch the ancient Japan, which became the foundation of Shinto if you visit to Miyazaki.
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Obligatory stop to see Maetel and Captain Harlock.
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Turns out the shrine on top of the building is Kasamori Inari Jinja. It is supposed to be up there protecting the surrounding area and bringing prosperity to Kitakyushu. I would have to say it's working. It is one of the strangest places to find a shrine though.
Info on Kasamori Inari (in Japanese)
瘡守稲荷神社
Crown Kyomachi クラウンパン京町
Beats
Music by Retnik Beats:
Instrumental produced by Chuki.
I love Kitakyushu.
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