The supreme deity who according to the Japanese created the world. Amaterasu is known as the supreme Japanese deity. Records of her worship have been found in some of the oldest records of Japanese history. Amaterasu is the goddess of the sun, the sister of Susanoo, the god of storms and the sea, and Tsukuyomi, the god of the moon. It is said that Amaterasu painted the landscape with her siblings while she created ancient Japan. Date: 1737