Ninigi

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Noun1.Ninigi - grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan
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Later, the goddess granted to her grandson, Ninigi-no-Mikoto, the mirror and jewel as well as a sword that had been found in the body of an eight-headed serpent when she sent him to earth to rule Japan.
Legend has it the treasures were passed down to Ninigi-no-Mikoto's great-grandson, Jimmu, Japan's first emperor.
Japan's emperor to abdicate, first time in 200 years
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