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From Wikipedia
The first gods summoned two divine beings into existence, the male Izanagi and the female Izanami, and charged them with creating the first land. To help them do this, Izanagi and Izanami were given a halberd decorated with jewels, named Amanonuhoko (Heavenly Halberd of the Marsh). The two deities then went to the bridge between heaven and earth, Amenoukihashi (Floating Bridge of Heaven) and churned the sea below with the halberd. When drops of salty water fell from the halberd, they formed into the island Onogoro (self-forming). They descended from the bridge of heaven and made their home on the island. Eventually they wished to mate, so they built a pillar called Amenomihashira around which they built a palace called Yahirodono (the hall whose area is 8 arms' length squared). Izanagi and Izanami circled the pillar in opposite directions, and when they met on the other side Izanami, the female deity, spoke first in greeting. Izanagi didn't think that this was proper, but they mated anyway. They had two children, Hiruko (watery child) and Awashima (pale island) but they were badly-formed and are not considered deities.
They put the children into a boat and set them out to sea, and then petitioned the other gods for an answer as to what they had done wrong. They were told that the male deity should have spoken first in greeting during the ceremony. So Izanagi and Izanami went around the pillar again, and this time when they met Izanagi spoke first and their union was successful. (more)

Japanese creation myth

Shinto Creation Stories

Japanese Creation Myth

Japanese Creation Myth (712 CE)
From Genji Shibukawa: Tales from the Kojiki

FROM BRIAN

(Most of the below content is from the "Records of Ancient matters" 712 CE)

One of the main characteristics of the Japanese version of Creation is
the ethnocentric ideations regarding the Japanese islands being the center
of the Universe. Of course there is the famous saying, "lost in translation,"
and the Japanese have a few different takes on their creation myth. The
Japanese tale begins with the Earth being basically a slushy void in space.
Out of the void and chaos of space, three deities"formed" and decided to
create the Two Spirits, Izanami (the female who invites) and Izanagi (the male who invites).

There are two basic versions of how the islands were created. One has an
"Impetuous Male Deity" who has an orgasm and thus the islands were created as his sperm hit the slushy earth or water. Another version has the "heavens" throwing a spear and jewels emanated from the tip to form the islands. After the initial island was formed Izangi and Izangi mated and produced the rest of the islands. They also gave birth to the trees, the sea, rivers, mountains, and herbs.

After the formation of the islands, Izanami and Izangi got together again and created the sun, moon, a 'bad god' and fire. When Izanami gave birth to the "deity of fire" she was badly burned and died. She went down to the "Land of Hades." Like many other creation myths the female becomes the "evil deity."