Japanese Mythology #1

Can you answer these questions about Japanese deities and more?

"Kami" refers to deities/gods

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Hint	Answer
Father of the Japanese islands, so to speak	Izanagi
Mother of the Japanese islands	Izanami
Kami of fire, killed above during childbirth by burning her	Kaga-tsuchi
Land of the dead	Yomi
Goddess of the sun. In the Kokiji, she was born after her father cleaned his left eye	Amaterasu
God of the moon and brother of the above	Tsukiyomi
"Impetuous" God of storms and occasionally seas	Susanoo
Eight-headed serpent killed by the above to save the one who would become his future wife	Yamato no Orochi

Hint	Answer
Said wife, eighth in line to be eaten by above	Kushinadahime
Goddess of dawn and revelry, drew the goddess of the sun out of her cave	Ame-no-Uzume
God of the wind, typically depicted as an oni	Fuujin (Kaze-no-kami)
God of thunder and lighting, also usually an oni	Raijin
God of the sea, usually a dragon	Ryuujin
God of war and divine protector of Japan	Hachiman
Deity of wisdom and intelligence	Omoikane