Amanoiwato Shrine

Amanoiwato-jinja
天岩戸神社
Amanoiwato-jinja; 天岩戸神社
	Torii at Amanoiwato-jinja
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Amaterasu
Location
Location	1073-1, Iwato, Takachiho; Nishiusuki District; Miyazaki 882-1621
	Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	32°44′04″N 131°21′02″E / 32.73444°N 131.35056°E
	Glossary of Shinto

Amanoiwato-jinja (天岩戸神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu and sits above the gorge containing Ama-no-Iwato, the cave where, according to Japanese legend, the goddess hid after battle with her brother, plunging the world into darkness until lured out by the spirit of merriment Ame-no-Uzume.

The Amano-Iwato cave is an object of worship in festivals and is a rock cave on the other side of the Iwato River from nishihongū. You can see the cave from nishihongū after participating in a Shinto ritual for purification.^[1]

Gallery

Amanoiwato-jinja nishihongū
Amanoiwato-jinja higashihongū
The Takamagahara pantheon is thought to have gathered and discussed how to get Amaterasu out of the Heavenly Rock Cave, Amano-Iwato, at this riverside cave

References

^ "Amano-iwato Shrine - Japan National Tourism Organization". Japan national tourism organization. Retrieved 3 May 2017.

External links

Ama-no-Iwato Jinja Official website
Takachiho travel guide from Wikivoyage

[JNTO-1] "Amano-iwato Shrine - Japan National Tourism Organization". Japan national tourism organization. Retrieved 3 May 2017.

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