Knowledge (XXG)

Amanoiwato Shrine

Source 📝

203: 362: 133: 338: 210: 267: 350: 426: 25: 361: 325:
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.
202: 1927: 233: 148: 310:, 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 457: 1772: 1488: 337: 1714: 132: 42: 108: 1747: 89: 1563: 61: 1757: 349: 46: 1762: 185: 68: 1661: 450: 367:
The Takamagahara pantheon is thought to have gathered and discussed how to get Amaterasu out of the Heavenly Rock Cave,
226: 1148: 1880: 1828: 1573: 75: 35: 1901: 1870: 1707: 57: 1922: 1807: 1742: 443: 1844: 1568: 1483: 1932: 1700: 1079: 1018: 565: 1896: 1797: 1493: 1155: 787: 780: 766: 481: 390: 295: 291: 189: 181: 1792: 1468: 636: 270: 82: 1802: 1787: 745: 1937: 1854: 1849: 1767: 1656: 1201: 1138: 1052: 808: 1172: 1096: 1072: 1045: 724: 514: 507: 1620: 425: 1812: 1547: 1478: 1473: 1289: 1160: 1143: 1128: 1121: 1062: 1023: 966: 801: 759: 731: 429: 1916: 1578: 1503: 1369: 1295: 1278: 1184: 1165: 1133: 1084: 1010: 894: 815: 794: 773: 752: 542: 466: 1752: 1604: 1532: 1374: 1236: 1111: 1028: 315: 1524: 1517: 1359: 1342: 1251: 1231: 1106: 1089: 1067: 980: 929: 887: 657: 608: 572: 368: 322: 307: 24: 1875: 1777: 1723: 1425: 1226: 1214: 1116: 1035: 901: 535: 500: 692: 248: 235: 1666: 1498: 1446: 1352: 1322: 1316: 1302: 1266: 1219: 1189: 1177: 1057: 987: 847: 643: 580: 559: 303: 165: 1782: 1636: 1594: 1542: 1537: 1393: 1331: 1283: 1256: 1040: 993: 943: 915: 832: 717: 678: 671: 664: 650: 615: 594: 587: 1452: 1364: 1347: 1310: 1270: 1241: 1209: 973: 738: 710: 629: 622: 601: 1651: 1646: 1508: 1439: 1432: 1327: 908: 837: 528: 521: 153: 922: 1731: 1641: 1599: 1337: 1246: 999: 959: 950: 936: 842: 685: 299: 160: 435: 1418: 1400: 311: 1696: 868: 479: 439: 1692: 18: 418: 1677: (in order of the size of the shrine network they head) 391:"Amano-iwato Shrine - Japan National Tourism Organization" 1889: 1863: 1837: 1821: 1730: 1629: 1613: 1587: 1556: 1461: 1410: 1385: 1265: 1200: 1009: 879: 825: 702: 552: 492: 225: 176: 171: 159: 147: 142: 123: 49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 283: 1708: 451: 8: 16:Shinto shrine in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan 1715: 1701: 1693: 876: 865: 489: 476: 458: 444: 436: 131: 120: 209: 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 382: 333: 1489:Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines 1928:Shinto shrines in Miyazaki Prefecture 302:. It is dedicated to the sun goddess 7: 306:and sits above the gorge containing 47:adding citations to reliable sources 395:Japan national tourism organization 14: 424: 360: 348: 336: 265: 208: 201: 23: 1564:Shrine Parishioner Registration 146: 34:needs additional citations for 1758:Biranchinarayan Temple, Buguda 290:is a Shinto shrine located in 1: 1763:Biranchinarayan Temple, Palia 355:Amanoiwato-jinja higashihongū 1662:Two bows, two claps, one bow 432:travel guide from Wikivoyage 1881:Temple of the Cross Complex 1829:Beijing's Temple of the Sun 1588:Misc practices for visitors 1574:Shrine Consolidation Policy 343:Amanoiwato-jinja nishihongū 1954: 1675: 875: 864: 529:honden / shinden / shōden 488: 475: 284: 264: 196: 137:Torii at Amanoiwato-jinja 130: 1902:Rome's Temple of the Sun 371:, at this riverside cave 1871:Mesa Verde's Sun Temple 1808:Navlakha Temple, Ghumli 1845:Amanawa Shinmei Shrine 1149:Sannō Ichijitsu Shintō 1101:daughters of Amaterasu 553:Architectonic elements 249:32.73444°N 131.35056°E 227:Geographic coordinates 1736:(Indian subcontinent) 1569:Secular Shrine Theory 1484:Shinkai (divine rank) 1019:Fushimi Inari Taisha 43:improve this article 1897:Egyptian sun temple 1494:Engishiki Jinmyocho 1156:Kumano Nachi Taisha 482:Shinto architecture 296:Miyazaki Prefecture 254:32.73444; 131.35056 245: /  186:Nishiusuki District 58:"Amanoiwato Shrine" 1793:Martand Sun Temple 1513:Buddhist elements 1469:Twenty-Two Shrines 419:Ama-no-Iwato Jinja 271:Glossary of Shinto 217:Shown within Japan 1910: 1909: 1803:Multan Sun Temple 1690: 1689: 1686: 1685: 1682: 1681: 1080:Dazaifu Tenman-gū 860: 859: 856: 855: 746:ishi-no-ma-zukuri 276: 275: 119: 118: 111: 93: 1945: 1855:Ise Grand Shrine 1850:Amanoiwato-jinja 1773:Gollala Mamidada 1768:Deo Surya Mandir 1717: 1710: 1703: 1694: 1202:Tutelary deities 1139:Oyamakui no Kami 1053:Ise Grand Shrine 877: 866: 809:sumiyoshi-zukuri 795:ryōnagare-zukuri 490: 477: 469: 460: 453: 446: 437: 428: 421:Official website 406: 405: 403: 401: 387: 364: 352: 340: 289: 287: 286: 279:Amanoiwato-jinja 269: 268: 260: 259: 257: 256: 255: 250: 246: 243: 242: 241: 238: 212: 211: 205: 135: 124:Amanoiwato-jinja 121: 114: 107: 103: 100: 94: 92: 51: 27: 19: 1953: 1952: 1948: 1947: 1946: 1944: 1943: 1942: 1913: 1912: 1911: 1906: 1885: 1859: 1833: 1817: 1735: 1726: 1721: 1691: 1678: 1671: 1625: 1609: 1583: 1552: 1457: 1406: 1381: 1261: 1196: 1173:Tsushima Shrine 1097:Munakata Taisha 1073:Shinmei shrines 1046:Hachiman Shrine 1036:Usa Hachiman-gū 1005: 871: 852: 821: 767:misedana-zukuri 725:hachiman-zukuri 718:tsumairi-zukuri 698: 579:kaerumata: see 548: 501:chōzu or temizu 484: 471: 467: 464: 415: 410: 409: 399: 397: 389: 388: 384: 379: 372: 365: 356: 353: 344: 341: 332: 281: 266: 253: 251: 247: 244: 239: 236: 234: 232: 231: 221: 220: 219: 218: 215: 214: 213: 188: 184: 180:1073-1, Iwato, 138: 125: 115: 104: 98: 95: 52: 50: 40: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1951: 1949: 1941: 1940: 1935: 1930: 1925: 1923:Beppyo shrines 1915: 1914: 1908: 1907: 1905: 1904: 1899: 1893: 1891: 1887: 1886: 1884: 1883: 1878: 1873: 1867: 1865: 1861: 1860: 1858: 1857: 1852: 1847: 1841: 1839: 1835: 1834: 1832: 1831: 1825: 1823: 1819: 1818: 1816: 1815: 1813:Suryanar Kovil 1810: 1805: 1800: 1795: 1790: 1785: 1780: 1775: 1770: 1765: 1760: 1755: 1750: 1745: 1739: 1737: 1728: 1727: 1722: 1720: 1719: 1712: 1705: 1697: 1688: 1687: 1684: 1683: 1680: 1679: 1676: 1673: 1672: 1670: 1669: 1664: 1659: 1654: 1649: 1644: 1639: 1633: 1631: 1627: 1626: 1624: 1623: 1617: 1615: 1611: 1610: 1608: 1607: 1602: 1597: 1591: 1589: 1585: 1584: 1582: 1581: 1576: 1571: 1566: 1560: 1558: 1554: 1553: 1551: 1550: 1545: 1540: 1535: 1530: 1529: 1528: 1521: 1511: 1506: 1501: 1496: 1491: 1486: 1481: 1479:Beppyo Shrines 1476: 1474:Gokoku Shrines 1471: 1465: 1463: 1462:Classification 1459: 1458: 1456: 1455: 1450: 1443: 1436: 1429: 1422: 1414: 1412: 1408: 1407: 1405: 1404: 1397: 1389: 1387: 1383: 1382: 1380: 1379: 1378: 1377: 1372: 1362: 1357: 1356: 1355: 1350: 1345: 1335: 1325: 1320: 1314: 1308: 1307: 1306: 1293: 1290:Chinju no Mori 1287: 1281: 1275: 1273: 1263: 1262: 1260: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1223: 1222: 1212: 1206: 1204: 1198: 1197: 1195: 1194: 1193: 1192: 1182: 1181: 1180: 1170: 1169: 1168: 1163: 1153: 1152: 1151: 1146: 1141: 1136: 1129:Hiyoshi Taisha 1126: 1125: 1124: 1122:Kotoshironushi 1119: 1114: 1104: 1103: 1102: 1094: 1093: 1092: 1087: 1077: 1076: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1050: 1049: 1048: 1043: 1033: 1032: 1031: 1026: 1015: 1013: 1007: 1006: 1004: 1003: 996: 991: 984: 977: 970: 963: 956: 955: 954: 940: 933: 926: 919: 912: 905: 898: 891: 883: 881: 873: 872: 869: 862: 861: 858: 857: 854: 853: 851: 850: 845: 840: 835: 829: 827: 823: 822: 820: 819: 812: 805: 802:shinmei-zukuri 798: 791: 784: 777: 770: 763: 760:kibitsu-zukuri 756: 749: 742: 739:irimoya-zukuri 735: 732:hiyoshi-zukuri 728: 721: 714: 711:hirairi-zukuri 706: 704: 700: 699: 697: 696: 689: 682: 675: 668: 661: 654: 647: 640: 633: 626: 619: 612: 605: 598: 591: 584: 576: 569: 562: 556: 554: 550: 549: 547: 546: 539: 532: 525: 518: 511: 504: 496: 494: 486: 485: 480: 473: 472: 468:Shinto shrines 465: 463: 462: 455: 448: 440: 434: 433: 422: 414: 413:External links 411: 408: 407: 381: 380: 378: 375: 374: 373: 366: 359: 357: 354: 347: 345: 342: 335: 331: 328: 274: 273: 262: 261: 229: 223: 222: 216: 207: 206: 200: 199: 198: 197: 194: 193: 178: 174: 173: 169: 168: 163: 157: 156: 151: 145: 144: 140: 139: 136: 128: 127: 117: 116: 31: 29: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1950: 1939: 1936: 1934: 1931: 1929: 1926: 1924: 1921: 1920: 1918: 1903: 1900: 1898: 1895: 1894: 1892: 1888: 1882: 1879: 1877: 1874: 1872: 1869: 1868: 1866: 1862: 1856: 1853: 1851: 1848: 1846: 1843: 1842: 1840: 1836: 1830: 1827: 1826: 1824: 1820: 1814: 1811: 1809: 1806: 1804: 1801: 1799: 1796: 1794: 1791: 1789: 1786: 1784: 1781: 1779: 1776: 1774: 1771: 1769: 1766: 1764: 1761: 1759: 1756: 1754: 1751: 1749: 1746: 1744: 1741: 1740: 1738: 1733: 1729: 1725: 1718: 1713: 1711: 1706: 1704: 1699: 1698: 1695: 1674: 1668: 1665: 1663: 1660: 1658: 1655: 1653: 1650: 1648: 1645: 1643: 1640: 1638: 1635: 1634: 1632: 1628: 1622: 1619: 1618: 1616: 1612: 1606: 1603: 1601: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1592: 1590: 1586: 1580: 1579:Shrine Shinto 1577: 1575: 1572: 1570: 1567: 1565: 1562: 1561: 1559: 1555: 1549: 1546: 1544: 1541: 1539: 1536: 1534: 1531: 1527: 1526: 1522: 1520: 1519: 1515: 1514: 1512: 1510: 1507: 1505: 1504:Setsumatsusha 1502: 1500: 1497: 1495: 1492: 1490: 1487: 1485: 1482: 1480: 1477: 1475: 1472: 1470: 1467: 1466: 1464: 1460: 1454: 1451: 1449: 1448: 1444: 1442: 1441: 1437: 1435: 1434: 1430: 1428: 1427: 1423: 1421: 1420: 1416: 1415: 1413: 1411:Miscellaneous 1409: 1403: 1402: 1398: 1396: 1395: 1391: 1390: 1388: 1384: 1376: 1373: 1371: 1370:Matsuri float 1368: 1367: 1366: 1363: 1361: 1358: 1354: 1351: 1349: 1346: 1344: 1341: 1340: 1339: 1336: 1334:(propagation) 1333: 1329: 1326: 1324: 1321: 1318: 1315: 1312: 1309: 1305: 1304: 1300: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1291: 1288: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1277: 1276: 1274: 1272: 1268: 1264: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1245: 1243: 1240: 1238: 1235: 1233: 1230: 1228: 1225: 1221: 1218: 1217: 1216: 1213: 1211: 1208: 1207: 1205: 1203: 1199: 1191: 1188: 1187: 1186: 1185:Yasaka Shrine 1183: 1179: 1176: 1175: 1174: 1171: 1167: 1166:Kumano Sanzan 1164: 1162: 1159: 1158: 1157: 1154: 1150: 1147: 1145: 1142: 1140: 1137: 1135: 1132: 1131: 1130: 1127: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1109: 1108: 1105: 1100: 1099: 1098: 1095: 1091: 1088: 1086: 1083: 1082: 1081: 1078: 1074: 1071: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1059: 1056: 1055: 1054: 1051: 1047: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1038: 1037: 1034: 1030: 1027: 1025: 1022: 1021: 1020: 1017: 1016: 1014: 1012: 1008: 1002: 1001: 997: 995: 992: 990: 989: 985: 983: 982: 978: 976: 975: 971: 969: 968: 964: 962: 961: 957: 953: 952: 948: 947: 946: 945: 941: 939: 938: 934: 932: 931: 927: 925: 924: 920: 918: 917: 913: 911: 910: 906: 904: 903: 899: 897: 896: 892: 890: 889: 885: 884: 882: 878: 874: 867: 863: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 830: 828: 824: 818: 817: 816:taisha-zukuri 813: 811: 810: 806: 804: 803: 799: 797: 796: 792: 790: 789: 785: 783: 782: 778: 776: 775: 774:nagare-zukuri 771: 769: 768: 764: 762: 761: 757: 755: 754: 753:kasuga-zukuri 750: 748: 747: 743: 741: 740: 736: 734: 733: 729: 727: 726: 722: 720: 719: 715: 713: 712: 708: 707: 705: 701: 695: 694: 690: 688: 687: 683: 681: 680: 676: 674: 673: 669: 667: 666: 662: 660: 659: 655: 653: 652: 648: 646: 645: 641: 639: 638: 634: 632: 631: 627: 625: 624: 623:kitsune (fox) 620: 618: 617: 613: 611: 610: 606: 604: 603: 599: 597: 596: 592: 590: 589: 585: 583: 582: 577: 575: 574: 570: 568: 567: 563: 561: 558: 557: 555: 551: 545: 544: 543:setsumatsusha 540: 538: 537: 533: 531: 530: 526: 524: 523: 519: 517: 516: 512: 510: 509: 505: 503: 502: 498: 497: 495: 491: 487: 483: 478: 474: 470: 461: 456: 454: 449: 447: 442: 441: 438: 431: 427: 423: 420: 417: 416: 412: 396: 392: 386: 383: 376: 370: 363: 358: 351: 346: 339: 334: 329: 327: 324: 319: 317: 314:of merriment 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 293: 280: 272: 263: 258: 230: 228: 224: 204: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 170: 167: 164: 162: 158: 155: 152: 150: 141: 134: 129: 122: 113: 110: 102: 91: 88: 84: 81: 77: 74: 70: 67: 63: 60: –  59: 55: 54:Find sources: 48: 44: 38: 37: 32:This article 30: 26: 21: 20: 1743:Adithyapuram 1621:Jinja Honchō 1614:Institutions 1533:Whale mounds 1523: 1516: 1445: 1438: 1431: 1424: 1417: 1399: 1392: 1375:Shinko-shiki 1301: 1237:Yama-no-Kami 1112:Takeminakata 1029:Inari shrine 1011:Head shrines 998: 986: 979: 972: 965: 958: 949: 942: 935: 928: 921: 914: 907: 900: 893: 886: 814: 807: 800: 793: 788:owari-zukuri 786: 781:ōtori-zukuri 779: 772: 765: 758: 751: 744: 737: 730: 723: 716: 709: 691: 684: 677: 670: 663: 656: 649: 642: 635: 628: 621: 614: 607: 600: 593: 586: 578: 571: 564: 541: 534: 527: 520: 513: 506: 499: 398:. Retrieved 394: 385: 320: 316:Ame-no-Uzume 308:Ama-no-Iwato 278: 277: 105: 99:January 2014 96: 86: 79: 72: 65: 53: 41:Please help 36:verification 33: 1933:Sun temples 1724:Sun temples 1548:Sōja shrine 1360:Arahitogami 1343:Jingu Taima 1313:(locations) 1252:Ubusunagami 1232:Jinushigami 1161:Kumano Kodō 1144:Sannō torii 1107:Suwa Taisha 1068:Jingu Taima 1024:Inari Ōkami 930:Kagura suzu 826:Decorations 573:hidden roof 369:Amano-Iwato 323:Amano-Iwato 252: / 240:131°21′02″E 149:Affiliation 1917:Categories 1876:Qurikancha 1778:Gop Temple 1748:Arasavalli 1426:Kanjo Nawa 1215:Chinjugami 1134:Ōkuninushi 1117:Yasakatome 895:Chōzubachi 880:Implements 536:kagura-den 377:References 237:32°44′04″N 69:newspapers 1667:Jichinsai 1499:Chinjusha 1447:Miyamairi 1353:Senjafuda 1323:Kadomatsu 1317:Katashiro 1303:Meoto Iwa 1292:(forests) 1267:Yorishiro 1220:Garanshin 1190:Gion cult 1178:Gion cult 1058:Amaterasu 988:Tamagushi 848:Shimenawa 644:nakazonae 581:nakazonae 560:Chinjusha 493:Buildings 430:Takachiho 304:Amaterasu 292:Takachiho 182:Takachiho 166:Amaterasu 1864:Americas 1783:Katarmal 1734:temples 1637:Futomani 1595:Ō-mikuji 1543:Mitamaya 1538:Kamidana 1525:miyadera 1518:jingū-ji 1394:Kannushi 1298:(rocks) 1284:Shinboku 1257:Kunitama 1090:Tenmangū 1063:Jingūkyō 1041:Hachiman 994:Masakaki 916:Himorogi 672:tamagaki 651:shinboku 616:katsuogi 609:katōmado 595:karahafu 192:882-1621 190:Miyazaki 177:Location 172:Location 143:Religion 1938:Son-sha 1798:Modhera 1657:Hakushu 1557:History 1453:Shinshi 1365:Mikoshi 1348:Omamori 1319:(dolls) 1311:Kannabi 1296:Iwakura 1286:(trees) 1279:Mirrors 1271:Shintai 1242:Oyagami 1227:Dōsojin 1210:Ujigami 974:Shinsen 902:Chōzuya 630:komainu 602:karamon 330:Gallery 83:scholar 1890:Others 1788:Konark 1753:Balaji 1652:Misogi 1647:Kagura 1509:Hokora 1440:Misaki 1433:Junrei 1328:Bunrei 1085:Tenjin 944:Ō-nusa 937:O-miki 909:Hakama 870:Others 838:Saisen 703:Styles 522:hokora 515:Heiden 508:Haiden 312:spirit 154:Shinto 85:  78:  71:  64:  56:  1838:Japan 1822:China 1732:Surya 1642:Harae 1630:Rites 1600:Shuin 1386:Staff 1338:Ofuda 1332:Kanjō 1247:Sorei 1000:Washi 967:Shide 960:Sanbo 951:Gohei 843:Tomoe 833:Sandō 686:torii 679:tokyō 665:sōrin 658:shōrō 588:kairō 566:chigi 400:3 May 300:Japan 285:天岩戸神社 161:Deity 126:天岩戸神社 90:JSTOR 76:books 1419:A-un 1401:Miko 1330:and 1269:and 981:Suzu 693:tōrō 402:2017 321:The 62:news 1605:Ema 923:Jōe 637:mon 45:by 1919:: 888:An 393:. 318:. 298:, 294:, 1716:e 1709:t 1702:v 459:e 452:t 445:v 404:. 288:) 282:( 112:) 106:( 101:) 97:( 87:· 80:· 73:· 66:· 39:.

Index


verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Amanoiwato Shrine"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

Affiliation
Shinto
Deity
Amaterasu
Takachiho
Nishiusuki District
Miyazaki
Amanoiwato Shrine is located in Japan
Geographic coordinates
32°44′04″N 131°21′02″E / 32.73444°N 131.35056°E / 32.73444; 131.35056
Glossary of Shinto
Takachiho
Miyazaki Prefecture
Japan
Amaterasu
Ama-no-Iwato
spirit
Ame-no-Uzume

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.