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When the sun goddess Amaterasu hid inside the Heavenly Rock Cave, plunging the entire universe into absolute darkness, the heavenly deities devised a plan to lure her out. The physically strongest kami, Ame-no-Tajikarao, stood concealed by the cavern's entrance, waiting for the perfect opportunity to act. When Amaterasu peeked out in curiosity, Tajikarao grabbed her hand, hauled her out, and...
When the sun goddess Amaterasu locked herself in the heavenly rock cave Ama-no-Iwato, she cast the entire cosmos into complete darkness and despair. The millions of Shinto deities gathered in the dry riverbed to devise a plan, but no strategy worked until the clever dawn goddess, Ame-no-Uzume, overturned a wooden tub near the cave's entrance and began a wild, comical, and highly suggestive...
Following his horrific journey to Yomi, the land of the dead, to retrieve his deceased wife Izanami, the creator god Izanagi flees back to the living world. Overwhelmed by the spiritual contamination and filth of the underworld, he bathes himself in the sacred waters of the Tachibana River. This acts of ritual purification, known as misogi, cleanses his body and gives birth to many crucial...