is a Shinto shrine located in Miyazaki

Miyazaki, Miyazaki

is the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. Located on the coast and perforated by several rivers, Miyazaki City enjoys scenic views of both ocean and nearby, verdant mountains...

, Miyazaki prefecture

Miyazaki Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Miyazaki.- History :Historically, after the Meiji Restoration, Hyūga Province was renamed Miyazaki Prefecture....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It is dedicated to Emperor Jimmu

Emperor Jimmu

was the first Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He is also known as Kamuyamato Iwarebiko and personally as Wakamikenu no Mikoto or Sano no Mikoto....

, Ugayafukiaezu

Ugayafukiaezu

, commonly shortened to Ugayafukiaezu, is a Japanese deity and in Japanese mythology, he is the father of Japan's first emperor, Emperor Jimmu...

 and Tamayori-bime

Tamayori-bime

Tamayori-bime, also given as 玉依毘売命 and 玉依姫尊 is a goddess in Japanese mythology.Tamayori-bime is a Watatsumi's daughter and also Toyotama-hime's younger sister. Her name appears in Tenson kōrin and Ugayafukiaezu section. She brought up Ugayafukiaezu, a son of Hoori and Toyotama-bime...

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Events

Many events are held in the shrine throughout the year. The most imporant event is the Aki-no-Taisai held in October. This takes the form of a costume parade in honour of Emperor Jinmu, Japan's first emperor, featuring women dressed in gorgeous wedding kimono. In addition, there are several big events per year, including:

• On April 3, annual Yabusame
  Yabusame
  is a type of mounted archery in traditional Japanese archery. An archer on a running horse shoots three special "turnip-headed" arrows successively at three wooden targets....
  
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