The ancient traditional Japanese religion, Shinto is somewhat unique or weird especially for people who believe in monotheism.
It has countless gods, and they were born everywhere very easily!
For example, when a god Izanagi-no-Mikoto washed his body in the sea, "he" bore a lot of gods.
For instance, he bore: a goddess Amaterasu-Omikami, who is regarded as the ancestor of the Imperial family of Japan, when he washed his left eye, a god Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto when he washed his right eye, and another god Takehaya Susano-no-Mikoto when he washed his nose.
"He" bore gods whenever he "washed" the parts of his body!
I think that you're wondering if the story about Amaterasu-Omikami is very majestic since I told you that she was regarded as the ancestor of the Imperial family.
I also guessed so, but it wasn't at all.
It may sound to some people even quite coarse.
When Takehaya Susano-no-Mikoto rampaged, in detail, when he striped a horse of its skin and even pooed where he mustn't have, Amaterasu-Omikami was so shocked that she ran into a cave and closed its entrance with a huge rock.
Since she was the goddess of the sun, the world lost light, and many devils began to invade it.
Can you imagine what the rest of the gods did to get her out of there?
They started a festival, and a goddess named Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto did even a strip!
When I read this story for the first time, I was assured that this was the reason why Japan could bear otaku culture.
September 2013
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