4K ・izanagi.izanami（古事記・黄泉比良坂・死者の国）(Entrance to the underworld)本邦初公開あの世への旅・超高画質
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古事記に出て来る、izanagiとizanamiは最も有名な神様ではないでしょうか?。高天原から降り、地上のあらゆるもの（島・神など）を造っている最中に、火の神を生んだ時の火傷がもとで妻のizanamiが死去します。そのizanamiをizanagiは死者の国（黄泉（よみ）の国）まで追いかけて行きます。そこで約束を破り、朽ち果てた無残な妻の死体を見てしまい、それに激怒したizanamiに黄泉の軍隊と共に追いかけられ、命からがらたどり着いたのが”黄泉比良坂（よもつひらさか）”と言われます。この時二人は離縁するのですが、izanamiがあなたの国の人を一日１０００人殺しましょう・・というとizanagiがそれなら一日1500の産屋を建てようと答えます。壮絶な離縁の言葉です。このあとizanagiから最も大事な二人の子が生まれます。「天照大御神（あまてらす）とスサノオの命」です。
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Are izanagi and izanami coming out to a description of Ancient Hisutory of Japan most famous God?
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☆Yomotsu Hirasaka☆
Driving along Route 9 through Higashi Izumo Town,you will see a sign that directs you to Yomotsu Hirasaka,otherwise known in Japanese mythology as the entrance to the underworld. The legend behind this location is as follows:
Izanami and Izanagi are the two gods who created the world. Izanami gave birth to many gods and goddesses,and one of them was the god of fire. In the process of giving birth,she was severely burned and died. Izanagi loved Izamami very much,and was deeply saddened by her death. So,much like in the Greek legend of Orpheus, Izanagi decided to travel to the underworld to bring Izanami back to the world of the living.
Izanami had aiready spend some time there, and while she agreed to go back with Izanagi, there was one condition. In order to be able to go back, she had to make preparations, and she made Izamagi promise to wait for her and not look at her until she was finished. Izanagi kept that promise at first, and his patience finally ran out. Looking in on her, he saw that her burnt flesh was crawling with maggots! Enraged at his breaking of the promise, Izanami chased after Izamagi. He was able to flee from the underworld, and rolled a large stone in front of the entrance, preventing Izanami from getting out.
If you follow the signs from Route 9 to Yomotsu Hirasaka, you can see the place where this all is said to have happened. The atomosphere there is strage, and even during midday, little light filters its way through the trees. It makes for a fitting location for the entrance to the underworld. The stone that Izamagi rolled into place in front of the entrance still stands there today, keeping the world of the living safe from Izanami's rage.
Izumo is full of legends and locations like this, and we hope to introduce you to a few and to have you visits this land where mythology comes alive.
Two most important children are born after this from izanagi. It is Amaterasu(goddess) and Susanou(god).
■松江城と周辺観光地案内(新ドメイン）：
■イザナギとイザナミのお話（黄泉比良坂）：
■Music Material：
■甘茶の音楽工房：
☆南十字星
■Panasonic 970M
[Shinto Shrine 3D] Yomotsu Hirasaka, Iya Shrine, Izumo, 黄泉比良坂,揖夜神社, 出雲
Yomo-tsu-hirasaka is a small hill in Higashi-Izumo (Shimane, Japan). Peaple say this slope is the entrance to the land of the dead, so-called Yomino-Kuni.
黄泉平坂は、イザナキとイザナミの黄泉の国での別離話で有名です。
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