Legend has it that Japan’s origins stem from the outcome of a sumo match when the behemoth god Takemikazuchi defeated a tribal rival, giving birth to the Land of the Rising Sun. Accordingly, more than ...
Protecting sacred messengers once resulted in the death penalty under the Nara prefecture law. Shinto legends claim the original Sika deer once descended with Takemikazuchi bearing a white coat.
The earliest written record of a sumo bout dates from 712 and relates a legend of a contest between two gods, Takemikazuchi and Takeminakata, for control of the Japanese islands. The victorious ...
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