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Volume One: Kamitsumaki (The Upper Scroll)
The first volume details the primordial age, beginning with the formation of heaven and earth (Tenson kōrin). It describes the creation myths, the births and deeds of the primordial creator deities, Izanagi and Izanami, and the establishment of the major kami pantheon. This section is heavily mythical, including narratives such as the blinding of Susanoo by his sister Amaterasu, leading to her famous retreat into the Ama no Iwato cave, an event w…