The Eighth Couple

Cherry blossoms on Mount Yoshino. Utagawa Hiroshige II.
Cherry blossoms on Mount Yoshino. Utagawa Hiroshige II.
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Izanagi no Mikoto together with Izanami no Mikoto are the Japanese deities of the masculine and the feminine. They were the first beings to create the islands in the water and all the other gods.

They were also the eighth couple of divinities to emerge from the primordial chaos following the creation of heaven and earth.