Hayahirakitohiuri Shrine [Miyazaki]

2025年6月11日

【Hayahirakitohiuri Shrine summary】

Hayahirakitohiuri Shrine was built in 1974, although there is no clear record of when it was founded. The deity enshrined at the shrine is Hayaakitsuhimehime no Mikoto.

【Hayakaitohime no Mikoto？】

He is worshipped as a water god who purifies sins and impurities.

A male-female pair of deities born to two deities, Izanaki-no-Mikoto and Izanami-no-Mikoto, Mitojin is the generic name for them. He is described as Hayakitsuhiko or Hayakitsuhime in the Kojiki and as Hayakaizuhime in the O-Okuribi, and is one of the four Haraedonookami (Great Gods of A purification).

【Four Gods of Purification？】

Hayakaihime, Hayasasurahime, Ibukidonushi, and Seoritsuhime are the four Aurido deities.

【Hayahirakitohiuri Shrine Yunouchi Suspension Bridge】

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From the parking lot to the shrine, you cross this suspension bridge. It is amazing to think that it was built for the shrine.

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The footing of the bridge is a stairwell where you can see the bottom, and it sways every time you walk on it, so considering its height and length, it was scarier than the Kazura Bridge in Shikoku.

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Vine Bridge in the Iya Valley [Tokushima]

【Hayahirakitohiuri Shrine blue torii】

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After proceeding for a while from the bridge, you will see a torii gate. The torii gate is blue, which is rare in Japan, because it represents a deity related to water.

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The main shrine (torii) faces east. According to feng shui, it is a blue dragon, and its placement seems to have been well thought out.

【Hayahirakitohiuri Shrine Ibukido-nushi Shrine】

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A short distance from the main shrine is a shrine dedicated to Ibukido-nushi, one of the four deities of Aurido.

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【Hayahirakitohiuri Shrine Otaki, a sacred place of asceticism】

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There was a large waterfall at the back of the main shrine, and a shrine of Suijingu Shrine was set up and dedicated to the Dragon God. It is a rare place where one can see the waterfall right in front of one’s eyes.

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【Hayahirakitohiuri Shrine Nearby attractions】

Hayakawa Shrine, Saitobaru Burial Mounds, Miyazaki Jingu Shrine

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Saitobaru Burial Mounds [Miyazaki]

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Miyazaki Jingu Shrine and Miyazaki Gokoku Shrine [Miyazaki]

【Hayahirakitohiuri Shrine Access】

Manager’s Comments

I visited the shrine because of the unusual blue torii gate, but the bridge is hard to maintain and the shrine is uninhabited…I wonder why they built it here. It is a nice and quiet place, but there are not many worshippers and the atmosphere is a little sad even on a sunny day. I think it would be a wonderful place if more worshippers came, so please come and visit. I wanted to visit the nearby Hayakawa Shrine, but I had no luck this time.

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