Amaterasu · Chapter 6 of 6
The Mirror and the Line
Regalia · Descent · A tradition with a history
Three objects, and an argument that outlasted every one of them.
Japanese tradition continues the story past the cave. Amaterasu is described sending her grandson Ninigi down to the reed plains with three objects — the mirror from the tree, a jewel, and the sword Susanoo had sent her — and instructing that the mirror be treated as herself. The chronicles trace the imperial line from that descent, which is a claim about legitimacy as much as about myth, and it was used as one for a very long time. The mirror is said to be kept at Ise, where it is not shown.
- Three objects
- A line traced
- Not shown to anyone
Unlocks in-game at Ascension tier 4.
