Amano Iwato Shrine

Part 3 Japanese Power Spot - Amano Iwato

Part 3 of Japanese Power spots, Amano Iwato Jingu is about 20 mins drive from Takachiho.

Sacred Cave Near Amano-Iwato Shrine, Miyazaki

This is the cave where sun goddess Amaterasu hid in Japanese mythology, plunging the world into darkness. The stones are piled by pilgrims. See

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神話の里　天岩戸神社参拝(Amano iwato Shrine) in Takachiho、Miyazaki

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GORGE and GODS - Takachiho, Miyazaki

Takachiho is a town in northern Miyazaki. One of the things that makes Takachiho famous is its gorge. The sheer cliffs, lined with waterfalls, lead into beautiful turquoise waters. The cliffs are made of slow forming volcanic basalt columns. I guess thanks goes to Mount Aso for this one.

Takachiho is also centred around some Japanese myths. Takachiho is home to the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu. Amano Iwato Shrine is dedicated to the cave that Amaterasu hid in to avoid her brother. The path near the shrine leads down to Amano Yasukawara. This is the cave where the gods and goddesses met to discuss their strategy of luring Amaterasu out of hiding. There is another shrine here and thousands of stacked rocks around it. (I felt this was a little too complicated to explain in the video especially since I'm not well versed in Japanese mythology. Though this trip has sparked an interest.)

I really loved my little day trip to Takachiho. This was on my list as soon as I found out where I'd be living in Japan. It also made me want to explore more of Miyazaki Prefecture so hopefully I get back there soon.

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Takachiho Shrine, Miyazaki　宮崎　高千穂神社

Takachiho Shrine, worshiped by the residents of Takachiho, was established 1900 years ago. It enshrines a guardian and agricultural God, a God of match making, and a God for the expelling of evil spirits.

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Japan Trip: Natural beauty of the cave and river “power spot” Takachiho, Miyazaki

Japan Trip: Natural beauty of the cave and river “power spot” Takachiho, Miyazaki
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Takachiho is the area of one of the best known legends of Japanese mythology. In the story, Amaterasu, the the goddess of the sun in Shinto, got so outraged by her brother's cruel pranks that she hid herself in a cave, refusing to come out and depriving the world of her life-giving light.

All of the other gods and goddesses gathered to persuade her out. They tried everything they could think of to no effect until one goddess performed an outrageously ribald dance that caused the other gods to roar with laughter. Amaterasu left the cave to see what all the fun was about, and in doing so she Returned her light to the world.

About ten kilometers outside of central Takachiho, Amano Iwato Shrine (Amano Iwato Jinja) was built close to the cave where Amaterasu is said to have hid herself away. The shrine's main buildings are placeed on the Opposite side of the Iwato River from the cave.

Amano Iwato Shrine
Hours: Always open
Closed: No closing days
Admission: Free

The cave cannot be approached, however, there is an observation deck behind the shrine's main building from where you can see the cave across the river. To access the deck, you need to inquire at the shrine entrance, and a priest will give you about 20minutes guided tour in Japanese.
Guide hours 8:30-16:30
Free of charge

A short walk down the road from Amano Iwato Shrine is a path that leads down to the river below. You will see neat little piles of stones stacked along the river by previous visitors to mark their pilgrimage to this power spot after a few minutes on this path. Farther along, the stacks become more numerous until you are surrounded by literally thousands of them as far as you can see.

Eventually the path leads you to a simple shrine inside a cave known as Amano Yasukawara. This is said to be the cave where the gods and goddesses met to discuss their strategy of persuading Amaterasu out of hiding. The natural beauty of the cave and river lined by many stacks of stones make Amano Yasukawara a place not to miss.

Access Information
Amano Iwato Shrine is ten kilometers from central Takachiho
By Bus
Bus operates between the Takachiho Bus Center and the Iwato bus stop in front of the shrine. The one way journey will take 15 minutes with a cost of 300 yen. There are 6 buses per day.
By rental car or taxi
It takes about 15 minutes to reach the shrine by rental car or taxi. A taxi ride costs about 2500 yen one way.

Amano Yasukawara is about a ten minute walk from Amano Iwato Shrine. Follow the road for a few meters until a path leads down to and along the river to the cave.

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Ama-no-Uzume ー THE COLOR OF SPIRITS

THE COLOR OF SPIRITS - featuring Ama-No-Uzume the goddess of dawn, mirth, and revelry.

Produced by Tokyo Kyoto Hotel
Directer/ Fire performance by Masae Satouchi
Supported by Tayu Tsukasa

THE COLOR OF SPIRITS

MASAE SATOUCHI presents a new theatrical production: THE COLOR OF SPIRITS - a 21st century interpretation of the ancient Japanese myth of Amano Iwato, The Cave of the Sun God, featuring Ama-no-Uzume, the goddess of dawn and joy.

Cast
Music : 木歌[Mocca]]], Hiroki Okano PA:Takashi Kanda
Fire performance: Erin Williams
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Miyazaki's Takachiho, a place of Beauty and Mythology

Jen and I decided to go to Takachiho in the neighboring prefecture of Miyazaki. Takachiho-machi, or Takachiho Town, is a place with a lot of beauty such as the gorge which you can row a boat through, the path along the gorge all the way to the Takacho Shrine, the peak of the mountain which is the most beautiful in fall and winter, as well as all Amanoiwato shrine where the Goddess of Sun, Amaterasu, hid herself throwing the world into darkness. She hid herself after being upset by her brother, Susano, the God of the Sea and Storms.

The story is that Amaterasu hid herself in the cave after her brother, Susano, threw a fit by destroying her rice fields and killing one of her attendants. Amaterasu would not come out of the cave so the other gods gathered to find a way to get her out. The gods decided to have a party outside the cave. They hung a mirror right outside the cave entrance and then the God of Merriment began to dance, a particularly lude dance, which made all the other gods truly laugh. This dance later became known as 'Kagura'. So when Amaterasu heard the laughter, she decided to peak outside and when she did she saw her own beautiful reflection and stared for a awhile. While she stared at her own reflection, another god pulled her out of the cave and they closed it off so that she could not hide again. The mirror the gods used later became one of the three Regalia of Japan, along with the sword that Amaterasu's brother, Susano, gave to Amaterasu in order to reconcile after their fight when he for which he was kind out of the heavens for.

Here is a link to the full story of Amaterasu:

There are many interesting things in Takachiho such as Amanoiwato, the cave Amaterasu hid in, as well as the many shrines in the town that are connected to the story, and even things not connected to Amaterasu, such as the gorge and the fresh water aquarium. Takachiho also has a special ice cream flavor called 'hyuga natsu'. Hyuga (or Hinata)
is what Miyazaki Prefecture used to be called before the Meiji Restoration and 'natsu' means summer. The ice cream is a very soft yellow color and tastes like mangos, which Miyazaki is famous for.

If you are ever in Kyushu and near Miyazaki, please take the time to spend a day in Takachiho. It is truly a beautiful place.

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Miyazaki Takachiho Yokagura - Totori no Mai

This dance is about Japanese mythology.
Yokagura is said to have originated from the time when the goddess Amanouzume　performed an interesting dance as a part to lure the sun goddess Amaterasu from the cave in which she enclosed herself offended by the misdeeds of Susanoo, her younger brother.

The town of Myths and Legends Shinto・Takachiho

Imada Uzume

Uzume dancing Iwato, Imada matsuri October 2009

高千穂峡&天岩戸神社 宮崎県, 九州 Takachiho, Amanoiwato, Miyazaki, Kyushu, JAPAN

高千穂峡&天岩戸神社 宮崎県,　九州 Takachiho, Amanoiwato, Miyazaki, Kyushu, JAPAN 一日でも早く、高千穂鉄道の復活日が来て、この地へ多くの人が容易に訪れることができることを、願っております。

【Japan】萩日吉神代神楽「手力男命」－ Hagi Hiyoshi Jindai Kagura tajikarao (埼玉県ときがわ町)

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Part 1 Japanese Power Spot - Takachiho

Takachiho is one of Japan's power spots, a place of natural beauty that has a spititual revitalizing effect that you feel when you find yourself surrounded by awesome'ness : )

Wisata Jepang : Kuil Amano Iwato, atau lebih dikenal sebagai situs legenda Takachiho, Miyazaki.

Wisata Jepang : Kuil Amano Iwato, atau lebih dikenal sebagai situs legenda Takachiho, Miyazaki.
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Takachiho adalah salah satu wilayah yang paling terkenal karena muncul dalam legenda mitologi Jepang. Dalam cerita mitologi dikatakan bahwa, Amaterasu, Sang dewi matahari dalam kepercayaan Shinto diusir oleh kakaknya dan akhirnya dia bersembunyi di sebuah gua, menolak untuk keluar dan mengambil cahaya yang memberi kehidupan di dunia. Para dewa dan dewi lainnya berkumpul untuk membujuknya keluar. Mereka mencoba segala sesuatu salah satunya menampilkan sebuah pertunjukan tarian yang membuat para dewa dan dewi tertawa dan besenang-senang. Amaterasu meninggalkan gua untuk melihat kesenangan itu . Keluarnya Amaterasu dari gua membawa kembali cahaya terang kepada dunia.
Sekitar sepuluh kilometer di luar Takachiho, dibangun sebuat kuil yakni kuil Amano Iwato (Amano Iwato Jinja). Kuil ini dibangun dekat dengan gua tempat Amaterasu bersembunyi. Bangunan utama kuil berada berseberangan dengan Sungai Iwato.
Kuil Amano Iwato
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Tidak diperbolehkan memasuki gua, namun, ada sebuah dek observasi di belakang bangunan utama kuil , di mana pengunjung dapat melihat gua di seberang sungai. Untuk masuk ke dek observasi, pengunjung mendatangi pintu masuk kuil untuk melapor dan seorang biksu akan memberikan penjelasan sekitar 20 menit, mulai dari jam 8: 30-16: 30
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Jik pengunjung menyusuri jalan setapak, akan menemukan sebuah gua bernama Amano Yasukawara, yang dipercaya sebagai tempat berkumpulnya para Dewa dan Dewi untuk mengatur strategi membujuk Amaterasu keluar dari gua. Keindahan gua dengan aliran sungai dan bebatuannya membuat tempat ini jangan sampai dilewatkan untuk dikunjungi.
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Kuil Amano Iwato terletak sepuluh kilometer dari pusat Takachiho ditempuh dengan Bus.
Bus berangkat dari terminal Takachiho sampai halte bus Iwato di depan kuil. Memakan waktu 15 menit dengan biaya 300 yen. Ada 6 bus per hari.
Dengan sewa mobil atau taksi:
Dibutuhkan sekitar 15 menit untuk mencapai kuil dengan mobil sewaan atau taksi. Naik taksi biaya sekitar 2500 yen. *


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Takachiho Shrine Dance

One of the parts of a 33 part dance honoring the town.

The History of the Iwato Yama

...told by the drunkest man in Kyoto.

Basically, the sun goddess Amaterasu hid herself in a cave (called the Ama-no-Iwato found in Ise, Mie prefecture) after her brother the god of storms Susanoo ticked her off. Since she's the goddess of the sun, the world was left without light. Because of Amaterasu's importance to the world (aka to bring out the sun) the other gods held a banquet and tried creating a number of things to get her to come out. Amaterasu finally came out when curiosity got the best of her while the goddess of dawn and revelry Ame-no-Uzume did a very promiscuous (but funny to the other gods) dance.

There are many different interpretations of this story (as well as a lot of people using the wonderful cut and paste function), so I may be wrong; if anyone wants to correct me, please post a comment and I will change the description of this clip.

Thanks for watching!