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  2. Fudoki - Wikipedia

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    They contain agricultural, geographical, and historical records as well as mythology and folklore. [1] Fudoki manuscripts also document local myths , rituals , and poems that are not mentioned in the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki chronicles , which are the most important literature of the ancient national mythology and history.

  3. Japanese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, folktales, and beliefs that emerged in the islands of the Japanese archipelago. Shinto traditions are the cornerstones of Japanese mythology. [ 1 ]

  4. Kamiyonanayo - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese mythology, the Kamiyo-nanayo (神世七代, lit. "Seven Generations of the Age of the Gods") are the seven generations of kami that emerged after the formation of heaven and earth. [1] According to the Kojiki, these deities appeared after the Kotoamatsukami, which appeared at the time of the creation of the universe.

  5. Japanese creation myth - Wikipedia

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    Table illustrating the kami that appeared during the creation of Heaven and Earth according to Japanese mythology.. In Japanese mythology, the Japanese Creation Myth (天地開闢, Tenchi-kaibyaku, Literally "Creation of Heaven & Earth") is the story that describes the legendary birth of the celestial and creative world, the birth of the first gods, and the birth of the Japanese archipelago.

  6. Haniyasu-hiko and Haniyasu-hime - Wikipedia

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    Haniyasu-hiko and Haniyasu-hime are two gods of earth, clay, and pottery in Japanese mythology. [1] [2] The two of them are collectively known by the name Haniyasu no kami. The pair are considered husband and wife as well as siblings. They are also viewed as having the same divine virtues and powers. [3] [4]

  7. Kotodama - Wikipedia

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    Kotodama is a central concept in Japanese mythology, Shinto, and Kokugaku. For example, the Kojiki describes an ukei (or seiyaku) 誓約 "covenant; trial by pledge" between the sibling gods Susanoo and Amaterasu, "Let each of us swear, and produce children".

  8. Kojiki - Wikipedia

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    The Kojiki (古事記, "Records of Ancient Matters" or "An Account of Ancient Matters"), also sometimes read as Furukotofumi [1] or Furukotobumi, [2] [a] is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 [3] concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami (神), and the Japanese imperial line.

  9. Hoderi - Wikipedia

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    Hoori explained the circumstance with his brother to his father in law, who summoned all the fishes in the sea to his palace and found the lost hook for Hoori. Ōwatatsumi-no-kami gifted his new son in law with two jewels, one to raise tides and one to lower tides and had a spell put on the hook that would give bad luck to its user.