Studio design: drawn with AI image tools to the iconography of Shinto & Japanese Buddhism, checked against that tradition's rules and approved by a person. Captions are set in real type, never generated. Made to order in the USA.
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The story behind the line “Came out of the cave for this.” It's the Shinto story of Amaterasu, the sun goddess. When her brother Susanoo ran wild, she hid in the Heavenly Rock Cave and the world went dark. The other gods hung a mirror and jewels on a sacred tree outside and made such merry noise that she peeked out to see what was going on, and light came back. Even the sun couldn't miss that party.
Amaterasu-Ōmikami is the sun kami of Shinto. When her brother Susanoo ran wild, she hid in a cave and the world went dark. The gods gathered outside, hung a mirror and curved jewels on a sacred tree, and made such merry noise that she peeked out, saw her own brightness, and light returned. At Ise she is honoured through a sacred mirror, kept out of sight.
A Next Level 3633 cotton muscle tank, soft combed ring-spun cotton with dropped armholes, printed with the design and its line.
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