Sign Up for the Good Stuff

The Kunibiki Myth and Reality Oct 6, 2016

The Kunibiki myth is about the creation of the Izumo plain and was originally written down in the Izumonokuni Fudoki (出雲国風土記) which dates back to about 700 AD. The myth itself is obviously a few centuries older than that. From the link above, this is the myth: One day, the god Yatsukamizuomizunu was muttering to himself, “This nation of Izumo has just been created, and it is incomplete. The land is narrow and cramped. When the gods made this land, they made it too small. I shall find some extra land to add on here.” Then, after looking across the sea...