Japan is known for its culture surrounding rice, a significant source of nutrition and symbol of life. Naturally enough, Japanese mythology features a number of episodes involving it, and some of such sites remain known to this day. According to the myths, major deity Ninigi brought a stalk of rice from heaven when his son Hiko-hoho-demi no Mikoto was born and planted at the foot of the sacred mountain of Takachiho, in present-day Kirishima City, creating the first rice paddy in the world. It is also believed that amazake, a…
