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Miyazaki Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Miyazaki prefecture]], on [[Kyushu]], established in the late 1880s and dedicated to the spirit of [[Emperor Jimmu]]. The shrine is said to mark the location where, according to the ''[[Kojiki]]'' and ''[[Nihon shoki]]'', [[Ninigi-no-mikoto]], the grandson of [[Amaterasu]], descended from the heavens, and where Ninigi's great-grandson, the first human [[Emperor]], Jimmu, is said to have been born. | Miyazaki Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Miyazaki prefecture]], on [[Kyushu]], established in the late 1880s and dedicated to the spirit of [[Emperor Jimmu]]. The shrine is said to mark the location where, according to the ''[[Kojiki]]'' and ''[[Nihon shoki]]'', [[Ninigi-no-mikoto]], the grandson of [[Amaterasu]], descended from the heavens, and where Ninigi's great-grandson, the first human [[Emperor]], Jimmu, is said to have been born. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:22, 23 April 2017
- Japanese: 宮崎 神宮 (Miyazaki jinguu)
Miyazaki Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Miyazaki prefecture, on Kyushu, established in the late 1880s and dedicated to the spirit of Emperor Jimmu. The shrine is said to mark the location where, according to the Kojiki and Nihon shoki, Ninigi-no-mikoto, the grandson of Amaterasu, descended from the heavens, and where Ninigi's great-grandson, the first human Emperor, Jimmu, is said to have been born.
References
- Takashi Fujitani, Splendid Monarchy, UC Press (1998), 88.
