Reading Notes: Japanese Reading A
Izanagi and Izanami Poetry - rhyming with every other line Sun and moon as flowers Meet cute for Izanagi and Isanami born to them = 8 islands of Japan Many more offspring last = fairest The Heaven-Descended Discord and unrest in Sunny Land of Rice Plains Story idea: don't want to gods interference (like wars in other countries) God fell in love with princess Arrow thro bird, arrow thro heart of god Sun Goddess gave son 3 gifts - charge to rule Sunny Land of Rice Plains Very focused on beauty and light The Labors of Yamato: The Rescue of the Princess First interested in the siren, then got married to another? why have the info about the siren at all? Bandits came upon them and kidnapped the bride, Tacibana Dressed like maiden to rescue bride Image information: Izanami and Izanagi, by Kobayashi Bibliography: Japan: Izanagi and Izanami . Story source: Romance of Old Japan, Part I: Mythology and Legend by E. W. Champney and F. Champney (19...