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A unique shrine in a cave on a cliff face. This brightly colored shrine has become a popular tourist attraction. You can buy small clay pellets that you can attempt to throw into a hole at the top of one of the nearby boulders, women with their right hand and men with their left hand. If you get the pellet into the hole, they say your wish will be granted.
Udo-jingū (鵜戸神宮) is a Shinto shrine in Nichinan, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan, south of Aoshima. It is the mythical birthplace of Emperor Jimmu's father Ugayafukiaezu. According to shrine legends, it is the place where the sea goddess Toyotamahime, the mother of said Ugayafukiaezu, built a birth-hut from the feathers of a cormorant. Other gods venerated here are Yamasachihiko, Amaterasu, Amenooshihomimi, Ninigi-no-Mikoto, and Emperor Jimmu. While the original myth includes a tragic divorce of Ugayafukiaezu's parents, the shrine is popular with young couples hoping for easy childbirth and a happy marriage.
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サンメッセ日南
Park with reproductions of Easter Island Moai statues.
旧伊東伝左衛門家
Former home of the samurai, Denzaemon Ito.
高橋家住宅
The house of Genjiro Takahashi, a former member of the House of Representatives and bank owner.
豫章館
Built in 1869, the Yoshokan was the home of an Ito Clan member. The garden has also been preserved.
飫肥城
While a fort stood here during the 14th century, it was not until the 15th century that the Shimazu clan built an actual castle on the site in order to defend against the Itoh clan. The castle was eventually decommissioned. Today there are some refurbished walls and gates and a history museum on the site.
商家資料館
The museum displays artifacts from former local merchants. The museum building is the oldest structure in the historic area.