Takachiho-gawara (高千穂河原) is a small plains located near Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.[1] In Shinto, it is the theorized to be the exact place of the descent from Heaven (Takamagahara), known as Tenson kōrin, of Ninigi-no-Mikoto, the grandson of Amaterasu.
In November, usually on the 10th, the Tenson kōrin gojinka sai (天孫降臨御神火祭) takes place there.[2][3] It is part of the cultural area surrounding Kirishima-Jingū, a national significant cultural property,[4][5] mainly because it was the previous site of a shrine that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Kirishima (specifically the Takachihonomine volcano peak).[4][5]
There used to be a previous shrine compound of Kirishima-Jingū called Furumiya-ato (古宮址) located there.
A panorama can be seen from the top (~970 metres),[2] including nearby wildlife and Japanese azaleas, a group of Rhododendron.