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Magatama (勾玉, less
frequently 曲玉) are curved, comma-shaped
beads that
appeared in
prehistoric ****an from the
Final Jōmon
period through the
Kofun period...
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charge in
European heraldry). It
closely resembles the
usual form of a
magatama. The
tomoe appears in many
designs with
various uses. The simplest, most...
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Tsurugi (草薙劍), the
mirror Yata no
Kagami (八咫鏡), and the
jewel Yasakani no
Magatama (八尺瓊勾玉). They
represent the
three primary virtues:
valour (the sword),...
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mirror was
forged by the
deity Ishikoridome; both it and the
Yasakani no
magatama were hung from a tree to lure out
Amaterasu from a cave. They were given...
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presented him with the
magatama beads used in the ritual. In this version,
Amaterasu begets the
three goddesses after chewing the
magatama beads Susanoo obtained...
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sword is hung. On the
right side, a
mirror and a
magatama are hung. The
three of them
symbolize the
Imperial Regalia of ****an. Sometimes...
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originally written in ****anese in 1988 as:
Sorairo Magatama (空色勾玉 Sky-Colored Jade; see
magatama), won her
several awards for children's
literature and...
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shintai are most
commonly small circular mirrors,
though they can also be
magatama jewels, or some
other object with
largely symbolic value. The kami within...
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attach them to one's neck or to the waist. Some
pendants were made of clay.
Magatama were
likely invented by one of the Jōmon tribes, and are
commonly found...
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Magatama A
hokora along the
stream Frog
statues in
front of a
statue of Ame no
Uzume Sculptures Sho****u no Tama
Torii into a
Setsumatsusha Magatama Ema...
