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Explore the millennium-old history of ukai, cormorant fishing, and its life as a sacred rite. Discover its appearance in the Kojiki, the myth of a birthing hut thatched with cormorant feathers, the sweetfish offered to the gods, and the deep bond between fisher and bird.
Japanese Gods Encyclopedia Editorial Team
Discover Takaokami, the dragon god enshrined at Kifune Shrine who dwells on mountain peaks and presides over rain and water sources. Learn the myth of his birth from the death of Kagutsuchi, the faith of praying for and stopping rain, and a modern teaching of circulating blessings.
Japanese Gods Encyclopedia Editorial Team
Discover the history of Itsukushima Shrine's floating sanctuary and its great torii gate, and learn the wisdom of living in harmony with nature's tides.
Japanese Gods Encyclopedia Editorial Team