This is a Yatagarasu fan from Kumano Hongu Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture. It has been stored at home without being used. It was opened for photography. About Yatagarasu: Yatagarasu is a servant of the main deity of Kumano Hongu Taisha, Ketsumimiko no Okami (Susanoo-no-Mikoto). Following the story of the Jinmu Emperor, who unified Japan and led him to Kashihara in Yamato, it is revered as a guiding deity. "Yata" in Yatagarasu means large and wide. Yatagarasu is an incarnation of the sun and has three legs. These three legs are said to represent heaven, earth, and people, respectively. Heaven refers to the gods and deities, that is, the gods. Earth refers to the earth and our natural environment. In other words, it was shown 2,000 years ago that under the sun, the gods, nature, and people are brothers and sisters who share blood. The appearance of Yatagarasu in Japanese history is extremely old, and it can be seen in the Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, Engishiki, as well as in the murals of the Kitora Tomb, the wall paintings of the Yokana Stone Chamber of the Chinshikizuka Tomb in Fukuoka Prefecture, the mirror excavated from the Takabe 30th Eruption in Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, and the base of the Tamamushi Shrine (Horyu-ji Temple), the world's oldest oil painting. Shrine Temple Evil warding Amulet Good luck charm Good fortune Good luck Hama-ya (sacred arrow for warding off evil)