Heading down the coast out of Miyazaki City on the 23rd day of my walk I came to Aoshima Shrine.
The small island is now connected by a short bridge, and much of the island itself is rock formed into parallel ridges like a washboard.
Leading from the main building, a tunnel of ema lead to a grove where you can toss small ceramic discs, representing plates I believe, at a target for good ;uck. Underneath the target is a small mountain of broken pottery.
The island is lush sub-tropical jungle, though some say it is tropical. The two main kami are Hikohohodemi, a grandfather of the mythical first emperor Jimmu, and his wife Toyotamahime. The myth about their story is told in a series of tableaux in the shrine museum, and that I will turn to next.....
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What an incredible looking place. I like how they made an arbor for the Ama. You don't see that every day.
ReplyDeleteLooks great, I'll be adding this to my "to visit" list for when I come back.
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