{"id":307,"date":"2019-02-04T20:51:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T11:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinerock.net\/?p=307"},"modified":"2021-01-31T19:54:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T10:54:20","slug":"the-land-of-japanese-mythology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinerock.net\/?p=307","title":{"rendered":"The Land of mythology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I had a chance to visit Izumo in Shimane prefecture. This place is called land of Japanese myth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story is as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is said that a celestial couple Izanagi and Izanami made Japanese islands from above the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that, this couple went down to one of the land of Japan, and Izanami had many “gods” on there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However after she gave the birth of the god that presides over Fire, she got burnt and died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mourning the death of Izanami, Izanagi went down to the land of death, where she is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Izanagi found his wife who looks completely changed at there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He run away to terrestrial world from her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He went back to this world, then he had prification ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he got in the sea and washed his face, he got three children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First child was born from his washing right eye, second child was from his left eye, third child was from his nose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First child is Amaterasu who is the god that presides over the sun. And it is said that she is ancestor of the Imperial household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second child is Tsukuyomi who is the god that presides over the moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third child is named Susano-O who is the god that presides over the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This god of the sea, Susano-O, was based on Izumo region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have followed the track of Susano-O on Japanese myth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susano-O landed by the Hii river which runs through Izumo region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He met one woman who\u2019s name was Kushinada-Hime, lived in upstream, Later she became his wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he met her at Hii river, She was about to eaten by dragon which has eight heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight heads dragon already had eaten her seven old sisters until then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kushinada-Hime was only one person who was survived from the eight-heads-dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susano-O asked her parents whether he can get married to her or not, in exchange for beating dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her parents accepted his request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susano-O made her parents prepare strong rice wine, then put it in eight casks for the eight-heads-dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a while, the dragon’s figure appeared in front of casks, and began to drink each cask of rice wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was not so long before the dragon fell asleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He took advantage this opportunity, and beated the dragon with his sword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, he got another new sword, which is one of three sacred imperial treasures called Kusanagi-sword, from the dragon’s tail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that, Susano-O and Kushinada-Hime got married, and they built their palace in the land of Izumo. It seems that they lived peaceful ever afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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The place<\/span><\/a> in this picture is called Amagabuchi where Orochi lived which is located on upper side of Hii river.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


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I stopped by Kawabe Shrine where is enshrined Kushinada-Hime. This place<\/span><\/a> is close to Amagabuchi of Hii river.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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