Susanou

Izanagi ordered his children,
“Amaterasu you govern Day area, Tukuyomi you govern Night area, Susanou you govern Sea area.”

But Susanou never governed.
He swept all day long and wanted to go to the Land Yomi.
Izanagi angered and said “Susanou, you are bad boy, you may go anywhere you want.”
This pleased Susanou “I can go to the Land Yomi, and meet my Mother Izanami.”

Then,Susanou visited his sister Amaterasu to say Good-bye.
But Amaterasu wondered, “My brother Susanou never governed his area,
maybe his visiting means to invade my area.”

When Susanou visited his sister Amaterasu, she wore battle dress.
Susanou wondered and asked her, “Why you wear such a dress?”
Amaterasu answerd,”I heard one rumor that you want to invade my area.”
Susanou surprised,” No, No, I never imagin such a thing, I only want to say good-bye to you,
because I’ll go to the Land Yomi.”
Amaterasu asked, “Can you manifest it ?”
Susanou said, “Allright, let’s exchanege your neckless and my sword. then doing Ukei.”

#”Ukei” is a holy rites to prove honesty.

Izanagi went to the land Yomi, to want to call back Izanami.
At there, Izanami was living in the cave.
Izanagi wished Izanami to go back to the land Takamanohara.
But, Izanami said, “I already ate foods of the land Yomi, so I’ll never go out of this land.
This is an iron law of this land.
But, I prey to God of Yomi to my returning to the land Takamanohara.
So, you must wait here for a moment, and never moving.”

Izanagi waited for a long time, but Izanami didn’t return,
Then Izanagi went into the cave.
There were Izanami lie still in death.
Her body was crawling with maggots.
Izanagi surprised and run away from the cave.
Izanami chased, “Why you are in ? You sinned against Yomi.”
Izanagi said, “You died. Never return to the Land Takamanohara.”
Izanami said, “All right. I kill your people 1000 every day.”
Izanagi answerd,” All right. I bear my people 1500 every day.”
Izanagi run away from the Land Yomi, and reached Tukushi Island (old Kyusyu Island).

Sumber: www.interq.or.jp

Ancient days, Japan was called “Wa” or “Wakoku”.

First God appeares, called “Ameno-minakanushi” who is considered the North Star nowadays.
Second God appeares, called “Takami-musubi”
Soon Goddess appears, called “Kami-musubi”
These three dessapeared sooner.

Then fourth God called “Umasi-ashikabi-hikoji“appers.
And then, fifth God called “Ameno-tokotachi“appears.
Next, sixth God “Kunino-tokotachi“appears.
And next, seventh God “Toyokuninushi” appears.

But these four Gods dessapeared sooner..

Sooner or later, couple Gods came one after another.
As,God”Uhijini“& Goddess”Suijini“,”Tunokui”& “Ikugui“,”Ootonoji”&“Ootonobe“,
and “Omodaru”&“Aya-kashikone“.
At last, “Izanagi” & “Izanami” came.

Izanagi and Izanami

These seventeen Gods, appeared or came, who were being on the land “Takamanohara“.
{The birth of Japan Islands}