Takachiho in Miyazaki Prefecture is famous for Japanese mythology and a sea of clouds! The view of the clouds sea from “Kunimigaoka” make you feel like become a god living above the clouds! “Kunimigaoka” in Takachiho town of Miyazaki Prefecture, is a hill of 513m. It is said in the ancient time, ”Tateiwatatsu no Mikoto” who is the grandson of Emperor Jimmu stopped by and look out over the country when he want for ruling over Kyushu. The observation deck is set in Kunimigaoka and the Takachiho Basin spreads in the east and there are the outer crater of Mt. Aso and Gogaku (5 great mountains) in the west. In […]

The first-ever in history! God has fallen from the sky in Takachiho of Miyazaki Prefecture!  Takachiho Town in Miyazaki Prefecture is the birthplace of Japanese mythology. Myths such as “Tenson Korin” and “Amano Iwato” which are especially famous in Japanese mythology has been handed down to this region. “Tenson Korin” is a myth that “Ninigi-no-Mikoto” who is a grandson of “Amaterasu-omikami (god of the sun)” got an oracle from Amaterasu-omikami and descended from “Takamagahara (the world where the gods live)” to the peak of Takachiho in order to rule “Ashihara no Nakatsukuni (the world where people live)”. “Amano-Iwato” is a myth that “Susanoo-no-Mikoto” who is a younger brother of Amaterasu, […]

In Takachiho town, Miyazaki Prefecture, there is a cave where Amaterasu-omikami hid herself in the old days of the mythological age. I summarized the mythology briefly. There is a famous cave written in “Kojiki” and also “Nihon-shoki” in Takachiho town, Miyazaki Prefecture. There is a myth remains that the world was covered with the dark because of too much outrageous behavior of Susanoo-no-Mikoto. This cave is called “Amano Iwato” and this place is now enshrined as “Amanoiwato Shrine”. About 10 minutes on foot along the Iwato River from Amano Iwato Shrine, there is a river beach called “Amanoyasugawara” and there is a myth when Amaterasu-omikami shut herself in “Amano Iwato”, […]

How to enjoy Takachiho Gorge! Manai Falls look up from a sightseeing boat is a superb spot of Takachiho Gorge! I enjoyed feeling water falls while rowing the boat! Takachiho Gorge in Takachiho Town is a superb spot representing Miyazaki Prefecture. Pyroclastic flow was streamed out to Takachiho and piled up by the large eruption of Mt. Aso located in Kumamoto Prefecture about 120,000 years ago and 90,000 years ago and then solidified lava became V-shaped valley by erosion of Gokase River. Column-shaped joint cliff which height is 80 to 100m continues for 7km. This is designated as a national site of scenic beauty and also a natural monument of […]