Miyazaki-jingu

Miyazaki-jingu in Miyazaki City stands on a rise above the Otsuka tributary north of the Oyodo River. The main deity is Emperor Jimmu (Kamu-yamato-iwarebiko no Mikoto), with his father Ugayafukiaezu and mother Tamayori-hime as associated deities. According to Kojiki (712 CE) and the Nihon Shoki (720 CE) Jimmu narrative, the imperial line in Hyuga descends through three Hyuga generations — Hikohohodemi, Ugayafukiaezu and Jimmu — and Jimmu set out from this region on his eastern campaign. The grounds preserve the Kogu-ya site, traditionally his palace, as an auxiliary shrine. Shrine tradition credits Jimmu's grandson Takeiwatatsu no Mikoto with establishing the original cult site. In 1873 it was raised to an imperial shrine of major rank as "Miyazaki Jinja" and renamed Miyazaki-jingu in 1913. The current main hall, hall of offerings and oratory date from a 1907 reconstruction. The October 26 grand festival, "Jinmu-sama," is the largest annual rite in Miyazaki Prefecture, with mikoshi, yabusame and folk performances.