[He paused a moment to make sure he remembered it correctly.]
Izanami and Izanagi were twin gods that made the islands of Japan. They were married after the land was created, and cared for one another very much. Izanami gave birth to many of the other gods, but when she gave birth to the god of fire, she was badly burned and died after. Izanagi went to Yomi to release her, but when he saw what she had turned into in death, he ran away and sealed her inside Yomi.
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I only learned it recently myself, but...
[He paused a moment to make sure he remembered it correctly.]
Izanami and Izanagi were twin gods that made the islands of Japan. They were married after the land was created, and cared for one another very much. Izanami gave birth to many of the other gods, but when she gave birth to the god of fire, she was badly burned and died after. Izanagi went to Yomi to release her, but when he saw what she had turned into in death, he ran away and sealed her inside Yomi.