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

References

  1. 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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