Places in Japanese mythology

In Japanese mythology, , also read as Takaamanohara, Takamanohara, Takaamagahara, or Takaamahara, is the abode of the heavenly gods (amatsukami). Often depicted as located up in the sky, it is believed to be connected to the Earth by the bridge Ame-no-ukihashi (the "Floating Bridge of Heaven").

or is the supernatural undersea palace of Ryūjin or Dragon God in Japanese tradition.

250px|right|thumb|Yomotsu Hirasaka in Higashiizumo, [[Shimane Prefecture]] is the Japanese word for the land of the dead (World of Darkness). According to Shinto mythology as related in Kojiki, this is where the dead go in the afterlife. Once one has eaten at the hearth of Yomi it is (mostly) impossible to return to the land of the living. Yomi is most commonly known for Izanami's retreat to that place after her death. Izanagi followed her there and upon his return he washed himself, creating Amaterasu from his left eye, Susanoo from his nostrils, and Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto from his right eye in

mystical land in Chinese mythology

river in Japan

thumb|390x390px|Amaterasu emerges from the Heavenly Rock Cave, bringing sunlight back to the world (Triptych by Kunisada) is a cave in Japanese mythology. According to the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) and the Nihon Shoki, the bad behavior of Susano'o, the Japanese god of storms, drove his sister Amaterasu into the Ama-no-Iwato cave. The land was thus deprived of light.

Japanese mythological place

island in Japanese mythology

or in the Nihon Shoki, also called or in the Kojiki, refers to a netherworld in Japanese mythology. It is sometimes considered to be identical to Yomi, another netherworld in the myths as well as . There is no clear consensus on the relationship between these three realms.