Before Izanagi left the Earth, he generously gifted his children – each one of them was assigned a specific part of his kingdom over which they should exercise custody: Amaterasu received a necklace (the symbol of sovereignty) and the Sky, Tsukiyomi received as a gift the World during the night time, Susano got the Oceans under his reign. Amaterasu and […]

Depending on the version of the myth, as well as available translations, one can talk about the Land of the Dead, Land of the Dead beneath the Earth, the Land of Darkness and the Root Country. Description of Yomi in Kojiki may reflect the early Japanese practice of burying the dead in their tombs that had their entrances sealed with […]

The birth of the Fire God was a tragic event in the life of Izanagi and Izanami. During Homusubi’s coming into the world, he fatally wounded his mother, due to which Izanami died. Furthermore, from her dead body, vomit, urine, and faeces, another Gods were born. In consequence, Izanagi sunk into despair. In addition, from his tears also new deities […]

After settling on Earth and building the palace, in which the heavenly pillar was placed, Izanagi and Izanami could start the more pleasureable part of their work – procreation. However, before the procreation took place, Izanami and Izanagi had to accomplish all formalities, that is: get married. The ritual was quite easy – one should walk around the heavenly pillar […]

Japanese Mythology differs in many aspects from other Mythologies, however, at the same time some myths have many similar themes common with few non-Japanese myths. Nevertheless, let us start from the very beginning – from the chaos. After the chaos, Heaven and Earth separated from one another due to the dissociation of different matter particles: light particles of matter went […]