One of Suinin 's daughters was Yamatohime-no-mikoto . She established a site for ceremonies honoring the Shinto sun goddess ( Amaterasu Omikami ) .
Legend says that about two thousand years ago , Emperor Suinin ordered his daughter , Princess Yamatohime-no-mikoto , to set out and find a suitable permanent location from which to hold ceremonies for Amaterasu Omikami , the Sun Goddess .