Takachiho Shrine
Takachiho Shrine is the soja (main) shrine of the 88 Takachiho Shrines built about 1,900 years ago. At a kagura hall in the shrine, Kagura music and dance dedicated to Shinto gods are performed for visitors for an hour from 8pm to 9pm every night. The four episodes of the 33 episodes is selected as the iconic dance, and English explanatory materials are also available.
Street address
- 1037 Mitai, Takachiho-cho, Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki
About MIYAZAKI Access
Route1
- Take the route bus from Takachiho Bus Center bound for Takachiho Onsen/Kawauchi
Route2
- On foot from Takachiho Bus Center (about 1 km)
Opening Hours
- Free admission
Closed
- Open all year
Best season
- All year
Point
- Next to the shrine are two cedar trees with their trunks fused together called the “Couple cedar.” It is said that if you walk around the trees three times, hand in hand with a friend or family member, you will be blessed with marriage, safety in your family, and prosperity for offspring.
Spots around
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Aya Teruha Suspension Bridge
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Obi Castle
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Culinary experience in a Shiiba old Japanese-style house (designated a Tone River Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings)
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Phoenix Seagaia Resort
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Cape Hyuga
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Sekinoo Falls
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Miyazaki Airport (Miyazaki Bougainvillea Airport)
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Kamishiiba Dam
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Cape Toi
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Amano-iwato Shrine and Amano Yasugawara
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Tsurutomi Yashiki
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Aoshima Shrine
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Saitobaru Kofun-gun (Saitobaru Burial Mounds)
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Sun Messe Nichinan
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Takachiho Gorge
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Kirishima Factory Garden
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Udo Shrine
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Shusen no Mori
