Udo Shrine
Beautiful and exciting Shine
Udo Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the cave of the cliff side facing the Pacific Ocean.
It is located about 35 km south of Miyazaki city.
In legend, a goddess of sea built a hut to give birth to a great god here.
Then it is said that Empress Suiko (554-628) built the shrine there.
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Entrance of Shrine |
Shrine in the Cave |
Pacific Ocean |
And a priest of Tendai Buddhism built a Buddhist temple in 782, on the order of Emperor Kanmu.
In the middle ages, this area had been the training place for mountain priests because of the
steep rocky cliffs.
Exploring the Shrine
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Shrine Gate |
Chrysanthermum pattern |
To the Shrine |
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Down to the Shrine |
Shrine entrance |
Rocky cliffs |
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Main Shrine in the Cave |
Shrines in the Cave |
Shrine in the Cave |
General information
| Address | 3222 Oaza-Miyaura, Nichinan-city, Miyazaki-prefecture |
| Access |
60 minutes by a vehicle from Miyazaki-city 20 minutes by a vehicle from Nihinan-city |
| Open hours |
6:00 to 19:00 April to September 7:00 to 18:00 October to March |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | No closing days |
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