The first episode of the Peachy Koi podcast starts our journey into Japanese mythology by exploring the birth of the country. The story starts with the appearance of the world and the gods and then shifts to follow the story of Izanagi and Izanami as they work to make Japan a prosperous country. Included below is a list of names of Gods and Japanese terms that have appeared in this podcast as well as references to the works that I used to help make this podcast available to you. The works are in Japanese, but if you can read Japanese and would like to support the original authors, I highly recommend doing so!
List of God Names
アメノミナカヌシ Amenominakanushi
タカミムスビ　    Takamimusubi
カミムスビ           Kamimusubi
イザナギ              Izanagi
イザナミ              Izanami
Terms
古事記                  Kojiki - "The book of ancient matters" - Commissioned by Empress Genmei in the early 700's and contains the original stories.
アメノウキハシ     Amenoukihashi - The bridge that connects the heaven and the earth.
アメノボク            Amenoboku - The jewel encrusted spear given to Izanagi and Izanami.
出雲                      Izumo - A heavily spiritual place in Shimane prefecture in Japan where Izanagi takes Izanami's remains.

Book list
日本の神話
Matsutani, M. (2001). Nihon no shinwa (3rd ed.). Tokyo: Norashoten.
現代語古事記
Takeda, T. (2011). Gendaigokojiki. Tokyo: Gakkennpurasu.

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