다카치호 신사운영자 미확인

About 1 hour 20 minutes by Miyazaki Kotsu bus from JR Nobeoka Station to Takachiho Bus Centre. From the terminus it is about 15 minutes' walk or about 5 minutes by taxi.

It is said that if you and your partner hold hands and walk clockwise three times around the Meoto-sugi, two giant cedars whose trunks have grown together, you will be happy. The tree is said to bring good matches, marital harmony and prosperity for descendants.

Booking is generally not required; you can take part by paying the 1,000 yen viewing fee at the Kagura hall reception on the day. However, we recommend heading to the hall early when it is busy.

Allow about 30-60 minutes to visit and walk around the grounds. If you include the night kagura, set aside the hour from 20:00 to 21:00. It is common to combine a visit with Takachiho Gorge and Amano Iwato Shrine.

Photography is permitted, but tripods are not allowed. Please also be considerate about flash and other matters of etiquette.

Visiting the grounds is free. However, watching the Takachiho Kagura held every evening in the Kagura hall costs 1,000 yen (junior high school age and above; 900 yen for groups of 20 or more).

Yes. The grounds contain many impressive great cedars, including the Chichibu-sugi said to be 800 years old, the Meoto-sugi whose single base divides into two trunks, and the sacred tree known as Measa. You can enjoy a solemn atmosphere amid nature.

In the Kagura hall in the grounds, four representative dances from the 33 pieces of Takachiho's night kagura, such as the Tajikarao dance and the Uzume dance, are performed for one hour every evening from 20:00 to 21:00. It is held every day throughout the year and is open to the public for visitors.

The main hall (a five-bay nagare-zukuri structure with a copper-plate roof) and a pair of iron guardian lion-dogs held by the shrine are both designated national Important Cultural Properties. The main hall bears carvings relating to local legends and is a large-scale shrine building representative of southern Kyushu.

There is a car park near the shrine. You can also enter the grounds from the rear approach on the car park side.

1037 Mitai, Takachiho Town, Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture

Visiting the grounds: free / Takachiho Kagura performance: 1,000 yen (junior high school age and above; 900 yen for groups of 20 or more)

Shrine grounds: open for worship at all times / Takachiho Kagura (Kagura hall): every evening 20:00-21:00

About 15 minutes' walk or about 5 minutes by taxi from Takachiho Bus Centre.

Parking is available. Please check the official information for details.

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