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Finding Gods and Goddesses in Japan's Myth-Filled Miyazaki Prefecture

Philip S. Kay, National Geographic, 2026

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A National Geographic travel feature by Philip S. Kay on Shinto gods and goddesses associated with Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture.

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1
Reliability tier 2: a named staff writer at National Geographic, a mainstream publisher with an editorial and fact checking process, writing a travel feature rather than a scholarly study.
Notes
A staff-edited travel feature from an established general-interest magazine with real editorial standards, though not an academic or specialist Shinto source. Used here only for its plain statement that Takachiho Gorge's own local tradition separately claims the site of Ninigi's mythical descent, alongside the better known Kirishima peak claim, a live regional rivalry rather than any specialist textual or doctrinal claim. 1
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Author
Philip S. Kay 1
Publisher
National Geographic 1
Publication Year
2026 1
URL
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/japan-kyushu-miyazaki-gods 1
Source Type
magazine feature 1
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