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Sukunabikona Arriving on a Wave in a Goose-Feather Boat to Assist Okuninushi

⛩️ Japanese MythologyMiho Shrine, Shimane, JapanSukunabikona • Okuninushi • Kamimusubi

The dwarf god Sukunabikona arrives across the waves in a tiny boat made of a feather, wearing garments of moth wings, to assist Okuninushi in creating, organizing, and healing the land of Ashihara no Nakatsukuni. Together, they establish medicine, hot springs, agricultural techniques, and sake-brewing to benefit humanity before Sukunabikona eventually departs for the eternal land of Tokoyo no...

Yamata no Orochi Drinking the Sake and Falling into a Deep Stupor

⛩️ Japanese MythologyHii River, Izumo, Shimane, JapanSusanoo-no-Mikoto • Yamata no Orochi • Kushinadahime

Banished from the heavenly realms, the storm god Susanoo descends to the Hii River in Izumo, where he encounters an elderly couple weeping over the impending sacrifice of their eighth daughter, Kushinadahime, to the monstrous eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi. Susanoo devises an ingenious trap, requesting the brewing of highly refined eightfold sake to lure the beast into a drunken...

Susanoo Preparing Eight Vats of Strong Sake to Intoxicate Yamata no Orochi

⛩️ Japanese MythologyHii River, Izumo, Shimane, JapanSusanoo-no-Mikoto • Kushinadahime • Ashinazuchi

Exiled from the High Heavenly Plains, the storm god Susanoo descends to the Hii River in Izumo, where he discovers an elderly couple and their daughter weeping over a terrifying threat. The monstrous, eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi is coming to devour their final daughter, Kushinadahime. Susanoo devises a clever strategy to defeat the beast by instructing the couple to build eight...