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Ninigi-no-Mikoto and the Descent from Heaven: The God Who Received the Three Sacred Treasures
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is the divine grandson of Amaterasu Omikami who descended to the peak of Takachiho. The myth of ruling Japan bearing the Three Sacred Treasures—the Yata no Kagami mirror, Yasakani no Magatama jewel, and Kusanagi sword—is still enshrined at Takachiho Shrine, Kirishima Jingu, and Miyazaki Jingu.