Amano-Iwato myths and legends

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Amaterasu Sealing Herself Inside the Heavenly Rock Cave, Plunging the World into Darkness

⛩️ Japanese MythologyAmano-Iwato Shrine, Miyazaki, JapanAmaterasu • Susanoo • Ame-no-Uzume

Driven to deep despair and grief by the destructive, reckless actions of her brother Susanoo, the sun goddess Amaterasu seals herself within the Heavenly Rock Cave, Amano-Iwato. Her withdrawal plunges both the heavens and the earth into complete, terrifying darkness and unleashes countless evil spirits. Through a clever, festive plan devised by the assembly of gods, Amaterasu is lured out of...