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大分県 · Shrines & temples

Ohara Hachimangu

日田市大分

The tutelary shrine of Hita. The Gion festival of shogunal Hita is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Taizoji

豊後高田市国東・宇佐

It stands at the foot of the climb to the Kumano cliff Buddhas, and is known for the custom of sticking gold foil stickers on the figures.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Omotosan

宇佐市国東・宇佐

Held to be the original mountain of Usa Jingu. Three great rocks stand at its summit.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Komo Jinja

中津市国東・宇佐

Held to be the ancestral shrine of Usa Jingu. The Misumi pond itself is the deity. Its gate is an Important Cultural Property.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Kuranashihama Jinja

中津市国東・宇佐

An old shrine facing the Suo Sea.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Kawanaka Fudo

豊後高田市国東・宇佐

A Fudo triad is carved into a great rock standing in the river. It preserves the Shujo Onie rite.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Choanji

豊後高田市国東・宇佐

It served as the administrative head of the Rokugo Manzan. Its Taroten figure is an Important Cultural Property.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Maki Odo

豊後高田市国東・宇佐

It houses one of the largest groups of Buddhist figures in the Rokugo Manzan.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Iwatoji

国東市国東・宇佐

Its Kunisaki pagoda is the oldest dated example in Japan. The Shujo Onie is held here every other year.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Senpukuji

国東市国東・宇佐

Its Buddha hall and founder's hall are Important Cultural Properties. A Zen temple of Kunisaki.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Ryugenji

臼杵市県南

A three-storey pagoda standing in the town of Usuki.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Hoki Sekibutsu

臼杵市県南

The largest group among the Usuki stone Buddhas. Imposing Nyorai figures fill four niches.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Yokenji

佐伯市県南

The funerary temple of the Mori, lords of the Saiki domain.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Aizendo

竹田市大分

A vermilion hall cut into the rock face.

大分県 · Shrines & temples

Fukiji Hekiga

豊後高田市国東・宇佐

The Pure Land is painted on the pillars and walls inside. The colour survives even as the surface flakes away.

宮崎県 · Shrines & temples

Takachiho Jinja

高千穂町県北

Held to be the place of the descent of the heavenly grandson. From November to February each year the night kagura is performed here, village by villa…

宮崎県 · Shrines & temples

Udo Jingu

日南市県南

Its main hall sits inside a cave on the coast. Held to be where the father of Emperor Jimmu was born, it is revered as a deity of safe childbirth.

宮崎県 · Shrines & temples

Aoshima Jinja

宮崎市宮崎

It stands on an island ringed by the wave-cut rock shelves called the devil's washboard, and is covered in subtropical plants.

宮崎県 · Shrines & temples

Amanoiwato Jinja

高千穂町県北

Its deity is the rock cave in which Amaterasu is said to have shut herself away. The nearby Amanoyasukawara is the cave where the gods are said to hav…

宮崎県 · Shrines & temples

Miyazaki Jingu

宮崎市宮崎

It enshrines Emperor Jimmu. Known for the great torii on its approach and a white wisteria over 600 years old.

宮崎県 · Shrines & temples

Tsuno Jinja

都農町宮崎

First shrine of Hyuga Province. Emperor Jimmu is said to have prayed here before his eastern campaign.

宮崎県 · Shrines & temples

Takachiho-kyo

高千穂町県北

A gorge of columnar jointing, formed when Aso pyroclastic flow set hard and the river cut through it. The Manai Falls drop into it.

宮崎県 · Shrines & temples

Amanoiwato Nishi

高千穂町県北

The rock cave itself is the deity, so it has no main hall.

宮崎県 · Shrines & temples

Amanoyasukawara

高千穂町県北

The cave where the gods are said to have gathered to confer. Countless stones stacked by worshippers stand in rows.