Izanagi through the eyes of sculptors, painters, and craftsmen across the ages
Izanagi and Izanami giving birth to Japan c1870 after Kawanabe Kyosai — Title: 'Izanagi and Izanami giving birth to Japan'. Photo/art: Unknown, after a work by Kawanabe Kyosai. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
This Meiji-era painting shows legendary gods Izanami & Izanagi stirring the waters with Ame-no-Nuboko (heavenly jeweled spear) to create the 1st Japanese isles. Photo/art: Kobayashi Eitaku. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Izanagi-jingu, torii — 伊弉諾神宮 鳥居 Photo/art: Saigen Jiro. CC0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Izanagi-jingu, haraeden — 伊弉諾神宮 祓殿 Photo/art: Saigen Jiro. CC0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Izanagi-jinja (Tenri), shaden — 伊射奈岐神社 (天理市) 社殿 Photo/art: Saigen Jiro. CC0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Izanagi-jinja (Tenri), honden — 伊射奈岐神社 (天理市) 本殿 Photo/art: Saigen Jiro. CC0 via Wikimedia Commons.
