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.

 

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.

 

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Exploring the Shrine

 

Shrine Gate

Chrysanthermum pattern

To the Shrine

Down to the Shrine

Shrine entrance

Rocky cliffs

Main Shrine in the Cave

Shrines in the Cave

Shrine in the Cave

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 Location of Miyazaki & Nichinan

　

 

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 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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