Old-world Japan: Legends of the Land of the Gods...

Ama-terasu Ashigara Ayame bamboo beautiful beloved Bimbo birds BIRTH-TIME blossom bride brother cherry clouds dance daughter dwelt earth earth-spirits eight hundred myriad Eternal Youth eyes father fell fir tree fish-hook flowers forest Fuji-yama goddess gods happy Heading heard heart Heavenly Spirit High Heaven Himé Ho-wori hundred myriad deities Idzumo Inari Island of Eternal Izanagi and Izanami Japan jewel Jizo Jofuku Kingen Kintaro knew koishi Kojiki Kyōto Lake Biwa light lived looked lovers maiden Matsue MOON-MAIDEN morning mother mountain Nagasaki Nedzumi night Ninigi Ninko O-Matsue ocean Osuzu palace peasants Plain of High Prince Fire-Fade Prince Ruddy-Plenty Rai-taro rats rejoiced rice River of Heaven River of Souls robe Sea-King Shokujo shore snow-white fox soft sparrow SPARROW'S WEDDING spoke Spring stood Sun-Goddess Susa-no-o sweet Takasago Tengu Teoyo Thunder-God Tower of Prayer Tschiotaro Umewaki Uzume Wasobiowe whispered wind Yaschima Young Prince