Empress Jingū
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Empress Jingū was a legendary Japanese empress who ruled as a regent following her husband's death in 200 AD. Both the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki record events that took place during Jingū's alleged l
Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843-44
Empress Jingū, woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1880)
Empress Jingū and Takenouchi no Sukune Fishing at Chikuzen
Gosashi kofun (tomb)
Yamatohime-no-mikoto
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Yamatohime-no-mikoto is a Japanese figure who is said to have established Ise Shrine, where the goddess of the sun, Amaterasu, is enshrined. Yamatohime-no-mikoto is recorded as being the daughter of E
A painting of Yamato hime by Totoya Hokkei
Princess Yamatohime praying
The legendary burial ground of Yamatohime-no-mikoto near Ise Shrine designated by the Imperial Household Agency