Izanagi and Izanami glided down the rainbow-striped Floating Bridge ofHeaven. They stared into the oily , primeval ocean of chaos below. Izanagi dipped his jeweled spear and stirred the sw irling jelly fish-like mass; a glistening droplet fell from his spear point and turned into an island. Izanagi and Izanami descended to the island they crea ted and built a tall, sacred column. Izanagi circled the column in one direction, Izanami we nt in the other. When they met face to face, they married. Izanami then gave birth to the eight islands of Japan, the mountains, the seasons, the gods of land and water and all the forms of nature. After giving birth to the fire god, Izanami died of a burning fever . Izanagi was so crazed with grief that he chased after his wife into the dark Underworld. He pulled a comb from his hair and lit it, just to get a glimpse of his beautiful beloved. He sprang back in horror! Izanami had become a rotting corpse. She shrieked in rage at being seen. Izanagi fled; his hideous wife and herhorde of demons and devils were at his heels. He just barely reached the mouth of the Underworld and rolled a boulder into it. Izanami wailed that she would kill 1,000 people a day in revenge. Izanagi vowed that 1,500 people would be born each day . As they had married from either side ofthe column, Izanagi and Izanami divorced from either side of the boulder . The living and the dead were separated forever.
Izanagi and Izanami glided down the rainbow-striped Floating Bridge of Heaven. They stared into the oily, primeval ocean of chaos below. Izanagidipped his jeweled spear and stirred the swirling jellyfish-like mass; aglistening droplet fell from his spear point and turned into an island.Izanagi and Izanami descended to the island they created and built a tall,sacred column. Izanagi circled the column in one direction, Izanami wentin the other. When they met face to face, they married. Izanami then gavebirth to the eight islands of Japan, the mountains, the seasons, the godsof land and water and all the forms of nature. After giving birth to the firegod, Izanami died of a burning fever. Izanagi was so crazed with grief thathe chased after his wife into the dark Underworld. He pulled a comb fromhis hair and lit it, just to get a glimpse of his beautiful beloved.
He sprang back in horror! Izanami had become a rotting corpse. Sheshrieked in rage at being seen. Izanagi fled; his hideous wife and her horde of demons and devils were at his heels. He just barely reached themouth of the Underworld and rolled a boulder into it. Izanami wailed thatshe would kill 1,000 people a day in revenge. Izanagi vowed that 1,500people would be born each day. As they had married from either side of
the column, Izanagi and Izanami divorced from either side of the boulder.The living and the dead were separated forever.
D aily ObjectiveD aily ObjectiveStudents will identify two geographical factorsStudents will identify two geographical factorswhich led to Japan¶s isolation from the rest of which led to Japan¶s isolation from the rest of the worldthe worldStudents will identify how Japan¶sStudents will identify how Japan¶sgeographical features contributed to thegeographical features contributed to the
development of the Japanese culturedevelopment of the Japanese culture
Millions of yearsMillions of yearsago, volcanicago, volcanicislands pushed upislands pushed upout of the Pacificout of the PacificOcean formingOcean formingJapanJapan
Japan is made up of Japan is made up of four large islands,four large islands,Hokkaido, Honshu,Hokkaido, Honshu,Shikoku, andShikoku, andKyushuKyushu. .
The sea is Japan¶sThe sea is Japan¶sgreatest resourcegreatest resourceproviding food, as wellproviding food, as wellas transportationas transportationroutes.routes.The seas act as aThe seas act as anatural barrier, keepingnatural barrier, keepingJapan isolated andJapan isolated andshielded from invasionshielded from invasion
Isolation allowed the Japanese toIsolation allowed the Japanese tocontrol the flow of people and ideascontrol the flow of people and ideasinto their country with few influencesinto their country with few influencesfrom other countries, other than Chinafrom other countries, other than China
Identify two geographical factors which led toIdentify two geographical factors which led toJapan¶s isolation from the rest of the worldJapan¶s isolation from the rest of the worldIdentify how Japan¶s geographical featuresIdentify how Japan¶s geographical featurescontributed to the development of thecontributed to the development of theJapanese cultureJapanese culture
