The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is strikingly similar to the Japanese myth of Izanagi and Izanami: Izanagi travels to the underworld to retrieve his wife Izanami, who warns him not to look at her.

In mythology, Awajishima is the starting point of the nation-building. According to “Kojiki” (Records of Ancient Matters), the gods Izanagi and Izanami created an island called Onogorojima ...