Bearing the defilement of Yomi, Izanagi went to a river in Hyuga, in Tsukushi, to purify himself. As he cast off his garments and washed in the water, deity after deity came into being.
At the last, when he washed his left eye there was born Amaterasu, the sun goddess; when he washed his right eye, Tsukuyomi, the moon; and when he washed his nose, Susanoo, the storm. These three are honored as the ‘Three Noble Children.’
Rejoicing, Izanagi divided the world among them: to Amaterasu he gave the High Plain of Heaven, to Tsukuyomi the realm of night, and to Susanoo the seas. Thus the bearers of sun, moon, and storm were set in their places.
