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This myth tells the story of the gentle god Okuninushi, then known as Onamuchi, who traveled to the land of Inaba alongside his eighty jealous brothers. Along the way, he showed compassion to the flayed White Hare of Inaba, who prophesied that Onamuchi would win the hand of the beautiful Princess Yakami-hime. Despite his brothers' cruelty and attempts on his life, the princess rejected the...
While traveling to woo Princess Yakami of Inaba, the eighty brothers of Okuninushi trick a flayed hare into bathing in saltwater, causing it agonizing pain. Okuninushi, carrying his brothers' heavy baggage, discovers the weeping hare on the beach and provides compassionate healing advice. Through this act of benevolence, the hare prophesies that Okuninushi, despite his lowly status among his...
During a journey to win the hand of Princess Yakami, the compassionate deity Ōkuninushi encountered the White Hare of Inaba, who had been flayed by sea beasts and further tormented by Ōkuninushi's cruel brothers. Ōkuninushi kindly advised the suffering hare to wash in a freshwater river and roll in the healing pollen of cattails. Once restored, the grateful hare prophesied that Ōkuninushi...