Facts about Ama-no-Iwato

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   A shrine dedicated to Ama-no-Iwato, called Amano Iwato Shrine, is located in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

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   After Amaterasu emerged from Ama-no-Iwato, the strong god Ame-no-Tajikarao rolled away the cave's boulder to prevent her return.

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   Susanoo, the storm god whose violent behavior prompted Amaterasu's retreat into Ama-no-Iwato, was her brother in Japanese mythology.

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   In the myth, the eight million gods gathered outside Ama-no-Iwato and lured Amaterasu out through music, dance, and laughter orchestrated by the goddess Ame-no-Uzume.

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   The cave of Ama-no-Iwato is central to a Japanese myth in which the sun goddess Amaterasu hides inside, plunging the world into darkness.

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