If there is a Japanese figure who became well-known in our country this week, it would probably be Amaterasu, the sun goddess. You may have heard her name as she often appears as a character in manga ...

It’s no exaggeration to say that Amano Iwato in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, is the most famous cave in Japan. Literally translated as “Heavenly Cave”, this rocky chamber is famous for being the ...

Amaterasu is the highest deity in Japanese mythology. In the most famous legend about her, she shuts herself away in a cave, bringing disasters to both the world and heaven. Terrified, Izanagi flees ...

Established in honor of the mother goddess Amaterasu around 2,000 years ago, Ise Grand Shrine is one of Japan’s oldest shrines. And yet, in another sense, it is one of Japan’s newest shrines. For more ...