Miyazaki Shrine

It is located in Miyazaki City's Jingu Shrine. The main deity is Emperor Kamu Yamato Iwarehiko (Emperor Jinmu), with Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto and Tamayorihime no Mikoto worshiped as companion deities. The shrine has a grounds of about 25 hectares in the northern part of Miyazaki city. According to the shrine's legend, Emperor Jinmu's grandson Takeiwatatsu no Mikoto (the deity of Aso Shrine) became the guardian deity of Tsukushi, and the shrine was founded when Emperor Jinmu's spirit was enshrined there after he moved to his new capital. Since ancient times, it has been called Jinmu Tenno Miya or Jinmu Tennosha, but in 1873 (Meiji 6) it was renamed Miyazaki Shrine, and at the same time it was ranked as a prefectural shrine, and in 1875 it was ranked as a national shrine of medium rank, and in 1878 the shrine name was changed to Miyazakimiya. In 1885 it was promoted to a Kanpei Taisha, and in 1913 (Taisho 2) it was renamed Miyazaki Jingu. The annual festival is held on October 26th, and the Shinko Festival is held on the Saturday and Sunday following the festival.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

宮崎市神宮に鎮座。祭神は、神日本磐余彦天皇(かんやまといわれひこのすめらみこと)（神武(じんむ)天皇）を主神とし、相殿(あいどの)神として鸕鷀草葺不合尊(うがやふきあえずのみこと)および玉依姫命(たまよりひめのみこと)を祀(まつ)る。宮崎市街の北部に約25ヘクタールの境内地をもつ。社伝によれば、神武天皇の孫の建磐竜命(たけいわたつのみこと)（阿蘇(あそ)神社の祭神）が筑紫(つくし)の鎮守となり、神武天皇が奠都(てんと)された跡に、神武天皇の神霊を鎮祭したのを当社の創建としている。古来より神武天皇宮、また神武天皇社と称されてきたが、1873年（明治6）宮崎神社と改称、同時に県社に列格、75年国幣中社に列し、78年社号を宮崎宮と改めた。85年官幣大社に昇格、1913年（大正2）には宮崎神宮と改称された。例祭は10月26日。神幸祭は例祭後の土・日曜日。

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