Japanese Mythology

By Nhayoung Hwang, Angela Lee, Alice Peng, Amy Tang, and

Margaret Shyu

Izanagi (Izanaki)

The creator god and maker of the Japanese islands.

Izanami The creator goddess and wife of Izanagi.

Amaterasu The sun goddess.

Susanowo (Susanoh)

The storm god.

Tsuki-yomi The moon god who used to live with Amaterasu in the sky.

Creation Myth The Underworld

The Sun Behind the Rock

Yamata No Orochi

The Flower & Rock Princess

The Flower & Rock Princess

The Flower & Rock Princess

The Palace Under the Sea

The Palace Under the Sea

The Palace Under the Sea

Ohkuninushi – a later descendant of Susanowo

The Lord of the Land1st Japanese emperor

Creation Myth

Izanagi makes Onokoro They meet & Izanami speaks

first Izanami’s son is weak Izanami should not have

spoken firstGo back & Izanagi speaks

firstChildren are perfect

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The UnderworldIzanagi goes to

underworld for IzanamiIzanami ate foodIzanami says he can’t

look Izanagi looks and sees

monsters on herIzanagi runs away

Back

The Sun Behind the Rock

Susanowo kills Amaterasu’s maiden

Amaterasu hides in a cave

World becomes darkComes out when

Uzume, the goddess of laughter, dances

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Yamata No OrochiSusanowo hears eight-

headed snake, Orochi, wants to eat Kusinada

Makes eight doors each with a barrel of sake

Monster falls asleep and Susanowo cuts off their heads

Marries Kusinada and gets the sword, Kusanagi

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The Flower Princess and the Rock Princess

Ohyamatsumi hears Ninigi loves Konohana, his daughter

Sends Iwanaga, his other daughter, with Konohana

Ninigi sends Iwanaga backKonohana = prosperity

Iwanaga = immortalityNinigi loses chance to live

forever

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The Palace Under the Seao Hoori loses brother’s

fishhook & looks for it in sea

o Toyotama, sea dragon's daughter, loves Hoori

o Toyotama’s father finds fishhook

o Hoori goes back to return fishhook

o Hoori sees true form when Toyotama is giving birth

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Lord of the LandOhkuninushi = lord of land,

brothers hate himBrothers tell him they will

chase boar & he can catch itCatches burning rock & diesMother tries to revive himBrothers put him in tree

trunkOhkuninushi revives

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Japanese Imovie

Japanese Mythology Wiki

Our wiki page is a series of pages that shows how we collaborated together to make our powerpoint and iMovie.

http://hydejapanmythology.pbwiki.com/

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