Reading Diary A - Japanese Mythology

This unit on Japanese Mythology includes stories from gods, Izanagi and Izanami, and their children: the sun goddess Amaterasu and her brother Susanowo along with other stories from Japanese mythology. Written in modern English, these stories are easy to read and provide a lot of knowledge to the Japanese culture. My favorite story in the first unit is The Miraculous Mirror. This story portrays Amaterasu's personality and actions. Fueled with different gods from Japanese mythology, this story does a great job of giving some insight into the culture's mythology. The stories in this unit are quite different then the ones I have read the past few weeks. It was cool to read some of these myths in a different perspective. I haven't really learned too much about Japanese culture and mythology, so I'm excited to read the rest of this unit!

(illustration from the book)