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Yomi or Yomi-no-kuni (黄泉, 黄泉の国, or 黄泉ノ国) is the Japanese word for the land of the dead (World of Darkness). [1] According to Shinto mythology as related in Kojiki, this is where the dead go in the afterlife. Once one has eaten at the hearth of Yomi it is (mostly) impossible to return to the land of the living. [2]
Izanagi and Izanami in Yomi. Izanagi-no-Mikoto lamented the death of Izanami-no-Mikoto and undertook a journey to Yomi ("the shadowy land of the dead"). He searched for Izanami-no-Mikoto and found her. At first, Izanagi-no-Mikoto could not see her for the shadows hid her appearance. He asked her to return with him.
The land of the dead according to Shinto mythology, as related in the Kojiki. Yomotsu Hirasaka A slope or boundary between this world, where the living live, and the other world, where the dead live ( Yomi ).
Izanagi, wishing to see Izanami again, went down to Yomi, the land of the dead, in the hopes of retrieving her. Izanami reveals that she had already partaken of food cooked in the furnace of the underworld, rendering her return impossible.
Subsequently, Izanagi went to the land of Yomi (the world of the dead) to find Izanami, however when he found her, she had become a rotting corpse and from her parts other gods had arisen, causing the flight of Izanagi to the world of the living. [4] Then Izanagi performed the misogi ritual purification through which more gods are born. [5]
A huge stone, said to be the rock of Senbiki, is also placed at the site. Nearby is the Iya Shrine, which is dedicated to Izanami. In the 2010 Japanese film, Matataki, the location was used as a location for the main character's visit to see his dead girlfriend. [3]
Faith Works: 'Coco' highlights themes of remembering the dead in the land of the living. Gannett. Jeff Gill. October 27, 2023 at 6:06 AM. Jeff Gill “Coco” is an animated film, not a theology text.
The land of the dead also contains the forces of life, tama. [ 2 ] The Michiae no matsuri ( 道饗祭 ) norito is an ancient Shinto prayer asking the gods to prevent the evil beings from Ne-no-kuni-Soko-no-kuni ( 根國底國 ) to do any harm.