UZUME-NO-MIKOTO

A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN (INCLUDING FORMOSA), BY BASIL CHAMBERLAIN,F.R.G.S. AND W.B. MASON, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND LATE OF THE IMPERIAL  JAPANESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. WITH THIRTY MAPS AND PLANS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. NINTH EDITION, REVISED THROUGHOUT. LONDON. JOHN MURRAY, ALLEMARLE STREET. YOKOHAMA, SHANGHAI,- KELLY&WALSH, LIMITED-HONKONG, SINGAPORE.1913

 UZUME-NO-MIKOTO

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UZUME-NO-MIKOTO  is a goddess, whose riotous dancing helped to lure the Sun Goddess from her cavern. She is popularly known as Okame and depicted with the ludicrous countenance here illustrated.

 The Divine Age hand in hand with the divine priestess Ame no Uzume no Mikoto whose divine companion Sarutahiko is another genial apparition as guide to the Heavenly Grandson Ninigi no Mikoto on his descent from Heaven to earth 

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OF THE JAPANESE NATION A STUDY OF SHINTO THE RELIGION 

BY GENCHI KATO D Litt 

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THE TOKYO IMPERIAL UNIVERSITY IN CHARGE OF THE CHAIR OF SHINTO DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF THE MELJI JAPAN SOCIETY FOUNDED IN TOKYO IN 1912 AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE SHINTO IN THE 13TH EDITION OF ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA TRANSLATOR OF KOGOSHUI AN HISTORICAL FRAGMENT OF OLD JAPAN 

TOKYO THE ZAIDAN HŌJIN MEIJI SEITOKU KINEN GAKKAΙ MEIJI JAPAN SOCIETY 1926