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This story comes from Japan.

Amaterasu is the supreme goddess of the Shinto religion, and is much loved and revered throughout the country. You could say that she was a SHINING LIGHT ...
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	What does Amaterasu Omikami mean?
	Where did she live?
	What does the name Susanowo mean?
	Where was he supposed to live?
	What did his breath do?
	Where did Amaterasu hide?
	What happened when she pulled the boulder across the cave mouth?
	How did they make Amaterasu come out of the cave?
	So why is it bright in Heaven and on the Earth?

Amaterasu

Read Amatrasu's story.

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