nearly two thousand years ago this sword was kept at the shrines of ite , the temples dedicated to the worship of amaterasu , the great and beautiful sun goddess from whom the japanese emperors are said to be descended . there is a story of knightly adventure and daring which explains why the name of the sword was changed from that of murakumo to kasanagi , which means grass clearing .
amaterasu .
who were the japanese emperors said to be descendants of ?
who were the japanese emperors said to be descendants of ?