New-York tribune., 1905-10-23
THE MIKAD0'S ANCESTORS.
Myths, Traditions and Beliefs of the People
Of JaDan.
To the Editor os The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; Why does the Emperor OF Japan go 20 Ise
TO report the conclusion ot his peace? Why was
Admiral Togo "chief worshipper' at Ise? We were
told during The Russian war that he and Oyama
were Christians; that Kurobi. Oku and some others
were Presbyterians; that Admiral Criu was eveH
an elder in the Presbyj jerian Church
L is because the Temple OF ls6 is dedicated 10
Tensho-go-dai1in. Goddess of the sun. the chief
"benign ancestor of his avatarshp AIutsuhito.
His divinity descends from her. Her sister. who
was Goddess OF the Noon. cast her reflection on the
Sea OF Japan. which penetrated 70 the Dragon
Shrine at The bottom Of the sea. Upon this ray
of light the first male god descended to the coral
caves. and the daughter of the old god of the
bottom of the sea- conceived the male being who
was direct ancestor Yiulmu Teuno (Son OF
Heaven). the first IIikado. whose descendant. Nut
suhito. the Aikado is the present living Representa-
tive (or is said bel.
Those japanese pagan heroes cannot refuse rev
eIence TO Tcnsho without denying the Christ head
Of their Mkado He is q god in man. and they all
must worship him as descended through the Cod
dess of the Sun from heaven. where the ethereal
male essence of Japan originated (the female be-
longs TO another place. Watch those japanese
Christians tumble over themselves parade before
the altar of Ise. TO thank Tensho- -go-daijin, who
preSides over heaven. for their successes. They
will return and place in their homes holy Of holes
the Shintai prayers-papers stuck in a bamboo
suck. on which is printed in Chinese. Waved re-
spectfuIly ten thousand times" Tensho-g -da jim
was 1S HFS+Dofn lSandni and ISana 81. male
ana female element of Japan. She withdrew into
the celestial cave, and all the world was in dark
ness flnaLy she was induced by trickery to come
10 the mouth of her cave. when she was seized
and light appeared on earth once more. The Land
Of the Rising Sun was given to her descendants 10
rule over. The Goddess OF the Noon, her assistant
was her sister She presides the sea and earth
II was Sosano- their brother who killed
the seven headed serpent and discovered in it's tail
the wonderful sword of Japan, called Murukumo-
no-ken. from the habitaton of the snake. or mon
ster being among the ever clouded heights.
The second in succession Of the god ancestors Of
the Mikado created from Sosanosbreath. and
The third was Ninigi-no-Mikato, to whom was
given Nippon TO rule He the first TO
receive the Mfkado.s sacred emblem. the crystal
from the Dragons Shrine the bottom of the sea.
emDlematfc of possession OF miraculous sight, for.
whatever way it is turned. the AIkado can read in
It's depths future events and the thoughts Of beings
the mirror, emolematic of reflected light from the
Goddess OF the Sun or godlike power, and the
sword from whose point dripped the sediment after
II was plunged into the ocean, which formed the
earth Of Japan. These three sacred symbols Of
temple For many reigns of the Mikado they were
kept in the palace think 1t In 100
thing \. d. that they were deposited in the tenn
pie. In that sword lies the great power OF tn
cause. Ninigi-no-Mikato is buried in Satsumas
brave soil. The fourth ancestor descended as said
before to the Dragons Shrine at the bottom of the
sea, and there by the daughter of the God of the
Awasezn. the fifth in descent from Tensho- go
daijin. He lived s36042 years, and left four sons
His remains are said TO be buried in Hinga. jim
inu Tenno. the first Mikado one Of these
begins. The present Mikado IS the one hundred
and twenythird of earthly line of descent from his
benign ancestors - the gods.
York. Oct. 1q