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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