Amaterasu sent the three-legged crow Yatagarasu to guide Emperor Jimmu's army through the trackless mountains of Kumano during his eastern campaign to found the throne of Yamato.
Yatagarasu, the three-legged crow, serves as the divine messenger of the Kumano Gongen. The crow was sent from Kumano to guide Emperor Jimmu through the trackless mountains of the Kii Peninsula to the Yamato plain.
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