Month: December 2017

Traditional Japanese Tattooing by HORIGA

Amaterasu the Sun Goddess

Amaterasu (Amaterasu-O-Mikami) the sun goddess was born from Izanagi when he washed out his left eye while purifying himself after his journey to the underworld. Having been placed in charge of the heavenly realms, she attracted the jealousy of her younger brother, Tsukiyomi (Tsukiyomi-no-mikoto). With both of them vying for the responsibility and their arguments…
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