{"id":4738,"date":"2017-03-21T00:40:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T15:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pondekau.com\/?p=4738"},"modified":"2017-07-14T17:52:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T08:52:47","slug":"kuni-umi-birth-land-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pondekau.com\/cp-bin\/wordpress\/mythology\/kuni-umi-birth-land-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Myth#2 : Kuni Umi (the birth of the land of Japan)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kobayashi Eitaku, Izanagi and Izanami, c. 1885. From Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

The earth was still unsolidified like jellyfish floating in water at that time.<\/p>\n

Amatsu Kami ordered Izanagi and Izanami, \u201cSolidify the unbigoted earth and create a new land.\u201d He gifted them a spear called \u201cAmeno Nuboko\u201d as the evidence of authority.<\/p>\n

Now, they stood on a big bridge called \u201cAmeno Ukihashi\u201d, which runs across heaven and earth, and put the point of the spear into unsolidified earth and stirred it up with all their strength.When they pulled up the spear, the drops of water from the spear quickly accumulated and became an island called \u201cOnogoroshima\u201d (this island is said to be Nushima Island in Hyogo pref).<\/p>\n

They landed on the island and set up a tall and huge pillar called \u201cAmeno Mihashira (sacred pillar)\u201d and built a grand palace called \u201cYahirodono\u201d. They now decided to bear more lands and make a marriage vow. To make a marriage bow, Izanagi went around the pillar from left to meet Izanami and she went around it from right to meet him. When they finally met, she said \u201cOh, how handsome man you are!\u201d and he said \u201cOh, how beautiful woman you are\u201d. They then gave birth to a deity named \u201cHiruko\u201d. However, Hiruko was boneless and looked like a leech, they swept Hiruko away on a reed boat.<\/p>\n

After sweeping Hiruko away, they discussed and immediately went back to Takamanohara to ask Amatsu Kami an advice. Amatsu Kami practiced divination and advised them, \u201cIzanagi should start saying a word when you two meet around the pillar. Go back to the island and do it over again.\u201d Izanagi and Izanami went to back to the island and started it over again as Amatsu Kami advised. This time they were able to bore islands after and another successfully!<\/p>\n

The first island they bore was Awajishima (present Awaji Island in Hyogo Pref.), and the following islands were bore by them:<\/p>\n