When Izanami died, Izanagi followed her to Yomi, the realm of the dead. At the doorway, where she greeted him, he said, “My beloved wife, the lands we were making are still incomplete.

According to “Kojiki” (Records of Ancient Matters), the gods Izanagi and Izanami created an island called Onogorojima, alit on it and spawned Awajishima and other islands of Japan. The ...