Part of the World Heritage site at Iwami is the small district of Omori, once the main town of the mineworks. It is here that the administrators, merchants and craftsmen lived, and it still retains an Edo-era atmosphere. Some … Read the rest
Category: Izumo (Page 5 of 6)
2012 is the 1300th anniversary of the Kojiki, fount of Japan’s mythology. In celebration Shimane prefecture has brought out a wonderful website which details the connections of place and folklore found in the myths. I wish I’d had access … Read the rest
The Daily Yomiuri has an article about a Tokyo National Museum exhibition currently being held on Izumo Taisha. (See end for details.)
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Izumo Taisha: Tree trunks pillar of heavenly treasures
Yasuo Hayakawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer (Nov. … Read the rest
In an article for The Daily Yomiuri, Naoki Matsumoto of Waseda University raises the question to his fellow countrymen of ‘When did we become Japanese?’ and goes on to answer his question with reference to the myths of the Kojiki… Read the rest
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 Special to The Japan Times By SACHIKO TAMASHIGE
Izumo: The myths and gods of Japan’s history
“Shinkoku is the sacred name of Japan — Shinkoku, ‘The Country of the Gods’; and of all Shinkoku the most … Read the rest
Ou, what a relief
Ancient Izumo is a land of legends, associated with Susanoo and the slaying of the eight-headed monster (Yamata no Orochi). it’s also said to be the burial place of the mythological Izanami, who together … Read the rest
Entrance to Yaegaki Shrine with characteristic Izumo-style rice rope
Japan is a land of pilgrimages, and wherever you go there’s some kind of ‘course’ to follow. In former times this would have involved walking; nowadays it’s done for the most … Read the rest