Join Peachy Koi for another summary of a Japanese story. I cover the story of Amenoiwato, a famous story in Japanese that tells the tale of the time Amaterasu went into hiding from her brother, Susanoo. The story is filled with characters and various Gods who hatch a plan to lure Amaterasu out of hiding and back into her rightful position as ruler of the Heavens. Included below is a list of names of Gods and Japanese terms that have appeared in this podcast as well as references to the works that I used to help make this podcast available to you. The works are in Japanese, but if you can read Japanese and would like to support the original authors, I highly recommend doing so! If you would like to get into contact with me with just a comment or question, feel free to reach out to me at peachykoipod@gmail.com or https://anchor.fm/peachykoi . I will consider some social media options in the future!

List of God Names

イザナギ Izanagi

イザナミ Izanami

アマテラス Amaterasu - Goddess of the sun

スサノオ Susanoo - God of the sea and ocean

オモイカネ Omoikane - a God that leads the plan to help Amaterasu

タカミムスビ Takamimusubi

アマツラマラ Amatsuramara - a smithing God

タマモヤ Tamamoya - a God of jewels

フトダマ Futodama - God of Fortune Telling

カミムスビ Kamimusubi

アメノコヤネ Amenokoyane - God of prayer

タジカラオ Tajikarao

アメノウズメ Amenouzume - God of entertainment

Terms

アメノヤスカワ Amenoyasukawa - A river in the heavens

アメノカグヤマ Amenokaguyama - a place in the heavens

古事記 Kojiki - "The book of ancient matters" - Commissioned by Empress Genmei in the early 700's and contains the original stories.

日本書記 Nihon Shoki - Another alternative depiction of Japanese mythology.

Book list

日本の神話 Matsutani, M. (2001). Nihon no shinwa

(3rd ed.). Tokyo: Norashoten. 現代語古事記 Takeda, T. (2011). Gendaigokojiki. Tokyo: Gakkennpurasu.

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