Editing Amaterasu (section)

====Emperor Jimmu and the Yatagarasu====
{{see also|Emperor Jimmu}}
[[File:Tennō Jimmu.jpg|thumb|450px|left|[[Yatagarasu]] the sun crow guiding Emperor Jimmu and his men towards the plain of [[Yamato Province|Yamato]]]]
Many years later, Ninigi's great-grandson, Kamuyamato-Iwarebiko (later known as [[Emperor Jimmu]]), decided to leave Himuka in search of a new home with his elder brother Itsuse. Migrating eastward, they encountered various gods and local tribes who either submitted to them or resisted them. After Itsuse died of wounds sustained during a battle against a chieftain named Nagasunehiko, Iwarebiko retreated and went to [[Kumano Region|Kumano]], located on the southern part of the [[Kii Peninsula]]. While there, he and his army were enchanted by a god in the shape of a giant bear and fell into a deep sleep. At that moment, a local named Takakuraji had a dream in which Amaterasu and Takamimusubi commanded the god Takemikazuchi to help Iwarebiko. Takemikazuchi then dropped his sword, [[Isonokami Shrine|Futsu-no-Mitama]], into Takakuraji's storehouse, ordering him to give it to Iwarebiko. Upon waking up and discovering the sword inside the storehouse, Takakuraji went to where Iwarebiko was and presented it to him. The magic power of the Futsu-no-Mitama immediately exterminated the evil gods of the region and roused Iwarebiko and his men from their slumber.

Continuing their journey, the army soon found themselves stranded in the mountains. Takamimusubi (so the ''Kojiki'') or Amaterasu (''Shoki'') then told Iwarebiko in a dream that the giant crow [[Yatagarasu]] would be sent to guide them in their way. Soon enough, the bird appeared and led Iwarebiko and his men to safety. At length, Iwarebiko arrived at the [[Yamato Province|land of Yamato]] (modern [[Nara Prefecture]]) and defeated Nagasunehiko, thereby avenging his brother Itsuse. He then established his palace-capital at [[Kashihara, Nara|Kashihara]] and ruled therein.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Philippi |first1=Donald L. |title=Kojiki |date=2015 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-1400878000 |pages=163–177}}</ref><ref>{{cite wikisource |author-first= William George |author-last= Aston |chapter= Book I |wslink= Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697 |plaintitle= Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697 |year= 1896 |publisher= Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.|wspages=114-128}}</ref>