Walking Takachihogawara

After visiting Lake Miike, we went to another place called Tachikachihogawa (高千穂河原) in Kirishima city, Kagoshima. It is the place where the main shrine of Krishima-jingu (霧島神宮) was existed before.

Wooden Torii at the entrance of a mountain path to the Shinto shrine ruins.

After a short walk down the mountain trail, we came to Furumiya-ato (古宮跡) literately means the ruins of the old shrine. We could see the Takachihonomine twin peaks clearly.

The funeral for Ninigi-no-Mikoto. The Tenshin korin Shinto ritual will be held in the evening on November 10 every year. This is a signpost of tenshin korin those named after the story which welcome to Ninigi on fire burning.

Mount Nakadake (中岳) from Furumiya-ato. There is Mount Shinmoedake (新燃岳) which has been erupted in 2011, located on the left side.