The original Okami let players control the goddess of the sun, Amaterasu, in the form of a white wolf with magical ink abilities who sets out to free a vibrant, painterly countryside from demonic ...

According to Japanese legend, the sun goddess Amaterasu hid in a cave after becoming upset with her younger brother, plunging the world into darkness.

From Aoshima and its associations with the legend of Hoori or Yamasachihiko, great-grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu, it is a 40-minute drive down the Nichinan coast to Udozaki, where the saga ...

Lake Shikaribetsu, Daisetsuzan National Park. One of Japan’s many origin stories tells of the world going dark when the sun goddess, Amaterasu Omikami, sealed herself inside a cave. The other ...

Ise Jingu is considered the most important shrine in Japan. According to legend, Amaterasu, the sun goddess and principal deity in Shintoism, is enshrined in Naiku, the inner shrine and most important ...

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Emperor Jimmu is said to be a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu, and while this date is shrouded in myth, it is still used in official documents as the founding of the royal family.

It is believed that Jimmu was a direct descendant of the sun goddess, Amaterasu, and that since then the line has been maintained by male heirs. If the lineage is broken, traditionalists fear the ...

In the first Okami game, players controlled the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu, who took the form of a white wolf to fight back against dark demons that plagued the land. For most of her journey ...