Nichinan, Japan

Udo Jingū

Udo-jingū 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.

City
Nichinan
Country
Japan
Category
Religious
Suggested visit
About 45 minutes

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