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Ninigi-no-mikoto is a deity in Japanese mythology, the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu, who is said to have descended from the heavens to the earthly realm of Japan, an event known as the tenson korin. He is regarded in Shinto tradition as the divine ancestor of the Japanese imperial line, linking the celestial kami to earthly rule. He is enshrined at various Shinto shrines, including sites associated with Kirishima in Kyushu, where his descent is traditionally said to have occurred.
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