Udo-jingū

Udo-jingū 鵜戸神宮
The honden, or main shrine
Information
Dedicated to	Ugayafukiaezu Amaterasu Amenooshihomimi Ninigi-no-Mikoto Hoori Emperor Jimmu
Address	3232, Miyaura, Nichinan Miyazaki 887-0101
Website	www.udojingu.com
Glossary of Shinto

Udo-jingū (鵜戸神宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Nichinan, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan, south of Aoshima. It is the mythical birthplace of Emperor Jimmu's father Yamasachihiko, dedicated to Ugayafukiaezu, Amaterasu, Amenooshihomimi, Ninigi-no-Mikoto, Hoori and Emperor Jimmu. The shrine is popular with young couples hoping for easy childbirth and a happy marriage.

Shrine legend

Udo shrine is located in a cave in the side of the cliff, near the Nichinan coast of Miyazaki. The honden, or main shrine, is found inside a cavern with a view of the ocean. Within the cave is the ochichi iwa, or "breast stone," a dripping stone which is said to have fed the kami Ugayafukiaezu, father of the first emperor of Japan, when his mother returned to the sea. The shrine sells a candy made from the water of this stone, mizuame, a kind of taffy.^[1]

In the slight distance of the cavern is a rocky island with two peaks. Attendees can purchase small clay balls and attempt to toss them between the peaks for good luck.^[1]

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Shinto shrines

Shinto architecture

Buildings	chōzuya or temizuya haiden heiden hokora honden / shinden / shōden kagura-den massha sessha

Architectonic elements	Chinjusha chigi hidden roof kaerumata: see nakazonae kairō karahafu karamon katōmado katsuogi ken kentozuka: see nakazonae kitsune (fox) komainu mon nakazonae sandō shōrō sōrin tamagaki tokyō torii tōrō

Styles	hirairi-zukuri tsumairi-zukuri gongen-zukuri hachiman-zukuri hiyoshi-zukuri irimoya-zukuri ishi-no-ma-zukuri kasuga-zukuri kibitsu-zukuri misedana-zukuri nagare-zukuri ōtori-zukuri owari-zukuri ryōnagare-zukuri shinmei-zukuri sumiyoshi-zukuri taisha-zukuri

Others

Implements	An ema gohei hakama jōe kamidana mikoshi ofuda omamori ōnusa saisen shaku shide shimenawa shintai tamagushi tamaya

Main kami	Amaterasu Hachiman Inari Ōkami Tenjin

Staff	kannushi miko

Head shrines¹	Fushimi Inari Taisha Usa Hachiman-gū Ise Grand Shrine Dazaifu Tenman-gū Munakata Taisha Suwa Taisha Hiyoshi Taisha Kumano Nachi Taisha Tsushima Shrine Yasaka Shrine

Miscellaneous	A-un Glossary of Shinto jingū-ji Jinja Honchō miyadera

¹ (in order of the size of the shrine network they head)

Coordinates: 31°39′01″N 131°28′00″E / 31.65028°N 131.46667°E / 31.65028; 131.46667

References

1 2 Dougill, John; Cali, Joseph (2013). Shinto shrines : a guide to the sacred sites of Japan's ancient religion. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 9780824837136. – via Project MUSE (subscription required)

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