From Aoshima and its associations with the legend of Hoori or Yamasachihiko, great-grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu ... along this rocky shore is Udo Shrine. The main shrine building ...

The shrine’s origins are linked to the myth of Amaterasu, the sun goddess. She hid in a cave, causing darkness to fall over the world. The other deities brought her back with celebrations.

or inner shrine, where the legendary sun goddess Amaterasu-omikami is enshrined. As she slowly made her way along the approach to the main shrine, Aiko was greeted by worshippers along the ...

I eavesdropped on a tour guide with salt-and-pepper hair explaining that more than 2,000 years ago, Amaterasu-Omikami ... the district in which Shiogama Shrine stands is safe and at peace.

The most sacred shrine in the precinct is where the goddess of the sun, Amaterasu-Omikami, is worshipped. "It's really, really nice," says one Brazilian tourist there. "I was very excited about it.