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The Eight-tailed Serpent
[Kisuki, Shimane Prefecture]

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Izumo myths and Kisuki

According to the Kojiki, Susanowo-no-mikoto, who was expelled from the High Plain of Heaven, finds a pair of chopsticks floating in the Hi River. According to local legend, this happened in Ô-aza Shin'ichi, Kisuki,Ôhara County, Shimane Prefecture (former Aza Shin'ichi, Hinobori). A monument in Eight-tailed Serpent Park marks the spot. Also located in Kisuki are a mound where the snake's head is buried, called "Eight Ceders," and the snake's abode, called "Heaven's Abyss."

Hi River

Monument to the Eight-tailed Serpent

Monument to Susanowo-no-mikoto

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NPO Hiroshima kagura Art Laboratory

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