Udo Jingu Shrine (Sea Cave)
A Shinto shrine built entirely inside a sea cave on a cliff above crashing Pacific waves. Access via steep stone steps carved into the cliff face. Buy mudball offerings and throw them into a rock.
1.5 hours
Free
Year-round; dramatic in winter storms
90 min by bus from Miyazaki Station
Location
Why Visit
- 1
Entire shrine built inside a dramatic sea cave
- 2
Buy lucky mudballs (undama) to toss into a hollow rock
- 3
Cliff steps carved into rock descending to crashing waves
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