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Amanoiwato-jinja is a Shinto shrine located in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu and sits above the gorge containing Ama-no-Iwato, the cave where, ...
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Amano Iwato Shrine

Isobecho Erihara, Shima, Mie 517-0209, Japan
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Amanoiwato-jinja is a Shinto shrine located in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu and sits above the gorge containing Ama-no-Iwato, the cave where, ...

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5.0
6y

I felt like I was visiting a magical place! Like almost in a "kamisama" type of anime. This shrine in the woods was rather challenging to find because Google maps did not have its exact location. Perhaps because you need to look for it via its Japanese name. However, this location pin came v helpful and I hope that it can help you too! 34°24'28.7"N 136°45'48.6"E

But, this whole trying to find the place experience, just adds to the magical mystery that surrounds the place. Once you find the entrance to the place, just take a leap of faith and drive through the stone torii gate ("Spirited Away" anyone?). A few minutes later, you will arrive at a carpark in the forest. Park there and walk on the pathway. It was near dusk when we were there, and we knew that there was only one other person in the park as there was just another truck in the carpark. I was wondering to myself, who had cleared the forest pathway! Must be magic as the shrine didn't look like it was attended to. Lol. Laughter aside, I did feel like I was forest bathing, walking in silence through the forest with its huge tall trees, bird sounds in the distant, the sound of clear water running, and the beautiful shrine in the forest clearing was just part of the everyday magic in this part of the world.

It was pretty cute to see the owner of the truck appear later carrying two gallons of spring water from the Shrine, bottled and packed to go home! Apparently, the water is a top 100 spring water in Japan! I had some at the shrine direct from the spring and it was really delightful. Try it when you get there.

The shrine is dedicated to the Sun Goddess, as legend says that she hid in the cave at the shrine to escape from the pranks of her brother the moon God. It took a whole party of other gods to coax her out of the cave so that the world wouldn't be plummeted into darkness. There was indeed something magical, looking at the cave. Perhaps it's the running water, the respect that ppl had for nature, the walk in the woods but indeed, it was a wonderful magical...

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Ama-no-Iwato (Erihara Water Hole) in Shima City, Mie Prefecture is one of the places where the legend of Amaterasu Omikami's "hiding in the cave of heaven" is passed down, appearing in Japanese mythology. The spring water flows down as a waterfall called Misogi-daki, and it is possible for ascetics to perform waterfall ascetic practices. There is also a changing room nearby for those who wish to undergo waterfall...

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5.0
8y

一人でここに来るのは少し勇気がいるほど神秘的でなにか霊的なものを予感させるような場所なので明るい時間にこられたほうがいい。なんといいましょうか、もののけ姫で出てくる神様のいる場所っぽい雰囲気なんです。化身した鹿が出そうだし、山をまたいでデイタラボッチが歩いて向かってきそう。白蛇もでそうです。おっことぬしもでてくるかも。白い大きな狼も・・でももしそれらが出たらそれは神様なので意地悪しちゃだめです(笑)そんな雰囲気のところを見に行くことになります。

日本の神様アマテラス様が弟のスサノオの乱暴で岩戸に隠れてしまい太陽が消えたという伝説のその地。出てきてくださいよアマテラス様といって神々がここに集まり最後にはアメノウズメが裸踊りをしてやっとアマテラスさんがでてきてくれたというお話の地。ここで神様方が宴会大騒ぎをしたのかしらという平らなお相撲さんの土俵みたいな小屋があり、われたような岩があってそこから水が湧き出したりしています。想像を掻き立てる空間がそこにはあります。

僕もその場にいて天うずめさんの裸踊りというか、おっぱいフリフリ踊りというか、ストリップ踊りを見てみたいなあという・・・腰とおしりの妄想をしてしまいますが(笑)。

ところで皆さん、アマテラスさんって・・・女性ですか?実はこのあたりでは大昔はアマテラスは男性神だったという伝えがあるのです。僕はその話を聞いたとき 心に太陽 太陽のような方 ・・・イエスのことを思い出し、岩に隠れた~死んだという意味として・・・娼婦の天うずめがその男性神が洞窟から蘇るのをみたということなら聖書の話と同じじゃないかと。初期の原始キリスト教はアジアの東に行ったという話はもしかして神道は聖書の話の主人公じゃないのかって思うのです。 この話をある・・頭の固そうなガリ勉風の先生にしたら「そんな話はあるわけない」といって一笑に付されましたが、実はそういう話は実はあったりするんです。頭の固い人はいやですねえ。

三重県には熊野に伊弉諾伊邪那美の花の巌とか、明和にはやまと姫のみそぎをした明和の祓川とかそして伊勢神宮とかいろいろありますね。日本の古里みたい。

場所は神宮から伊勢道路を南進してトンネルをくぐってしばらく行った先の右に池がみえてきたら池の手前に鳥居があり(スピードののった直線なので通り過ぎる可能性もある)そこを池つたいに西に狭い道を通ります。伊勢道路から結構距離もありますが手前に10台程度の自家用車用駐車場はあります。(大型バスでの進入は無理)駐車場から10分くらい山の小道を登って行ったところにあります。

今は伊勢道路があるけども交通の不便な「大昔からこの場所を千数百年前の古事記の伝説地はここなのだ」と・・・誰がこのような奥地の場所をみつけてそう伝えたのか・・奥深...

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I felt like I was visiting a magical place! Like almost in a "kamisama" type of anime. This shrine in the woods was rather challenging to find because Google maps did not have its exact location. Perhaps because you need to look for it via its Japanese name. However, this location pin came v helpful and I hope that it can help you too! 34°24'28.7"N 136°45'48.6"E But, this whole trying to find the place experience, just adds to the magical mystery that surrounds the place. Once you find the entrance to the place, just take a leap of faith and drive through the stone torii gate ("Spirited Away" anyone?). A few minutes later, you will arrive at a carpark in the forest. Park there and walk on the pathway. It was near dusk when we were there, and we knew that there was only one other person in the park as there was just another truck in the carpark. I was wondering to myself, who had cleared the forest pathway! Must be magic as the shrine didn't look like it was attended to. Lol. Laughter aside, I did feel like I was forest bathing, walking in silence through the forest with its huge tall trees, bird sounds in the distant, the sound of clear water running, and the beautiful shrine in the forest clearing was just part of the everyday magic in this part of the world. It was pretty cute to see the owner of the truck appear later carrying two gallons of spring water from the Shrine, bottled and packed to go home! Apparently, the water is a top 100 spring water in Japan! I had some at the shrine direct from the spring and it was really delightful. Try it when you get there. The shrine is dedicated to the Sun Goddess, as legend says that she hid in the cave at the shrine to escape from the pranks of her brother the moon God. It took a whole party of other gods to coax her out of the cave so that the world wouldn't be plummeted into darkness. There was indeed something magical, looking at the cave. Perhaps it's the running water, the respect that ppl had for nature, the walk in the woods but indeed, it was a wonderful magical experience for me.
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I felt like I was visiting a magical place! Like almost in a "kamisama" type of anime. This shrine in the woods was rather challenging to find because Google maps did not have its exact location. Perhaps because you need to look for it via its Japanese name. However, this location pin came v helpful and I hope that it can help you too! 34°24'28.7"N 136°45'48.6"E But, this whole trying to find the place experience, just adds to the magical mystery that surrounds the place. Once you find the entrance to the place, just take a leap of faith and drive through the stone torii gate ("Spirited Away" anyone?). A few minutes later, you will arrive at a carpark in the forest. Park there and walk on the pathway. It was near dusk when we were there, and we knew that there was only one other person in the park as there was just another truck in the carpark. I was wondering to myself, who had cleared the forest pathway! Must be magic as the shrine didn't look like it was attended to. Lol. Laughter aside, I did feel like I was forest bathing, walking in silence through the forest with its huge tall trees, bird sounds in the distant, the sound of clear water running, and the beautiful shrine in the forest clearing was just part of the everyday magic in this part of the world. It was pretty cute to see the owner of the truck appear later carrying two gallons of spring water from the Shrine, bottled and packed to go home! Apparently, the water is a top 100 spring water in Japan! I had some at the shrine direct from the spring and it was really delightful. Try it when you get there. The shrine is dedicated to the Sun Goddess, as legend says that she hid in the cave at the shrine to escape from the pranks of her brother the moon God. It took a whole party of other gods to coax her out of the cave so that the world wouldn't be plummeted into darkness. There was indeed something magical, looking at the cave. Perhaps it's the running water, the respect that ppl had for nature, the walk in the woods but indeed, it was a wonderful magical experience for me.
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