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Minase Jingu: the Shrine of Emperor Godaigo

On the border of Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto is Minase Jingu. This relatively small shrine houses the remains of Emperor

If you will remember from our mythology series, Izanami died giving birth to the god of fire. Grief-stricken by the loss

Suga Shrine [須賀神社] is a little off the beaten path. While the first two shrines we have visited during our

Finally! After all that mythology, we are finally ready to go to Izumo! This is a place we have really

Okuninushi no Mikoto is essentially the Japanese god of civilization. Though he is the god of many other things, such

Rather than a stand alone myth, this story instead is a continuation of the events in the Rabbit of Inaba.

Continuing our segment on Japanese mythology, we arrive at another popular story, the Rabbit of Inaba. Most people in Japan

One of the most epic myths in the Kojiki is the Legend of Yamata no Orochi. The climax of this