page_title: Nichinan, Miyazaki
section_title: Temples and shrines
hierarchical_section_title: Nichinan, Miyazaki / Culture / Temples and shrines
caption_attribution_description: English: Udo Jingu from Tamabashi (Nichinan City, Miyazaki, Japan) 日本語: 鵜戸神宮を玉橋からみる（宮崎県日南市、日本）
context_page_description: Nichinan is a city in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on January 1, 1950.
  As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 51,241 and a population density of 95.6 persons per km². The total area is 536.11 km².
context_section_description: Udo Shrine (鵜戸神宮, Udo jingū): A shrine built in a cave on a cliff on the coast. According to myth, the main deity of the shrine is the father of the first emperor of Japan, Emperor Jinmu. Visitors pray at the shrine for success in matchmaking and safe childbirth. Below the cliff there is a huge rock shaped like a turtle. It is said that one's wishes will be granted if one can throw a stone into the depression in the center.
caption: Udo Shrine
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