islands of Japan - 2023 PACE NSC

Question

Two of these figures have one body with four separate faces, and eight of them are born after two siblings walk around a “heavenly august pillar” to face each other. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name these places, whose personifications were born before later children like the fire god Kagu-tsuchi. Some of these places were created when two siblings dipped a jeweled spear into the waters.

ANSWER: islands of Japan [or Oyashima; prompt on Japan with “What features?”; prompt on islands]

[10e] This creator deity gave birth to the islands of Japan with her similarly-named husband Izanagi.

ANSWER: Izanami

[10h] Before giving birth to the islands, Izanami spoke before her husband, causing her to give birth to this “leech-child.” Fishermen often pray to this “laughing god” of luck.

ANSWER: Hiruko [or Ebisu]

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2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley	01/27/2024	N	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell	01/27/2024	N	3	16.67	100%	33%	33%
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU	01/27/2024	N	8	11.25	100%	13%	0%
2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota	01/27/2024	N	2	15.00	100%	50%	0%
2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska	01/27/2024	N	6	8.33	67%	17%	0%
2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State	01/27/2024	N	2	5.00	50%	0%	0%
2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers	01/27/2024	N	5	20.00	100%	100%	0%
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt	01/27/2024	N	5	12.00	100%	20%	0%

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