Red Torii At Udojingu. A Torii Is A Traditional Japanese Gate Most Commonly Found At The Entrance Of Or Within A Shinto Shrine, Where It Symbolically Marks The Transition From The Mundane To The Sacred. Udo-Jingå« Is A Shinto Shrine In Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, South Of Aoshima. It Is The Mythical Birthplace Of Emperor Jimmu`s Father Ugayafukiaezu. According To Shrine Legends, It Is The Place Where The Sea Goddess Toyotamahime, The Mother Of Said Ugayafukiaezu, Built A Birth-Hut From The Feathers Of A Cormorant.

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