Izanami no Mikoto

Japanese: 伊邪那美命 - いざなみのみこと
Izanami no Mikoto

…the name of a god that appears in Japanese mythology. In the Kojiki, they are written as Izanagi-no-Mikoto and Izanami-no-Mikoto. In the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki myths, these two gods, male and female, carry out almost all of the creative activities under the orders of Amatsukami, and according to the Kojiki and one of the Nihon Shoki, they end up in conflict at the border with Yomi-no-Kuni, with the male god as the god in charge of human life and the female god as the god of the underworld in charge of human death, and they are severed from each other.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Izanami no Mikoto" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本神話にあらわれる神の名。《古事記》では伊邪那岐命・伊邪那美命などと記す。この男女2神は記紀神話において,天津神(あまつかみ)の命により創造活動のほとんどすべてを行い,《古事記》,および《日本書紀》の一書によれば,最後には黄泉国(よみのくに)との境において対立し,男神は人間の生をつかさどる神として,女神は人間の死をつかさどる冥界の神として互いに絶縁する。…

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