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Who is that Amaterasu character they're referring to in episode 6?

> "He always goes straight to his room when he comes home. He's pulling an
> Amaterasu-sama on us."

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FRqtN.jpg)


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What does the phrase "he's pulling an Amaterasu-sama on us" mean?


This is probably a reference to one of the most famous episodes involving
[Amaterasu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaterasu), the sun deity of Shinto
myth.

In the beginning, the world (or maybe just Japan) was created by
[Izanagi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izanagi) and
[Izanami](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izanami). As a byproduct of this, the
three sibling gods Amaterasu, [Susanoo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanoo),
and [Tsukuyomi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto) came into
being (the latter two having domain over the seas and the moon, respectively).

Amaterasu and Susanoo had a long-standing rivalry/conflict. As part of this,
one day, Susanoo threw a flayed (i.e. skinless) horse at Amaterasu and
performed some other crude acts. Amaterasu, very angered by this, entered the
[Ama-no-Iwato](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ama-no-Iwato), a cave. There she
remained for a very long time. During this time, it is said that the sun did
not rise, and this was widely considered to be a bad thing.

* * *

As such, the character being referred to in your quote is displaying
Amaterasu-like-behavior - holing himself up in some secluded place, just like
Amaterasu did when Susanoo angered her.

Addendum: this is a very well-known tale in Japan, and probably would have
been about as obvious to Japanese viewers as a well-known Biblical parable
would have been to American audiences (or something like that).


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He's indeed referring to the Japanese goddess of the Sun,
[Amaterasu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaterasu). He's referring to the
story of the sun goddess and the ["Heavenly
Rock"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ama-no-Iwato) (Ama no Iwato).

> literally means "The cave of the sun god" or "heavenly rock cave". In
> Japanese mythology, Susanoo, the Japanese god of the seas, was the one who
> drove Amaterasu into Ame-no-Iwato. This caused the sun to hide for a long
> period of time.
>
> In order to get Amaterasu out of the cave the other gods threw a party
> outside. When she heard the noise she got curious and peeked but got blinded
> by the mirror Yata no Kagami and so she thought they were celebrating the
> arrival of an even greater and brighter goddess than herself. Though in
> reality it was her own mirror image. Then Tajikarao forced the cave to open
> up the rest and the world was bathed in light once again. As Amaterasu
> stepped out of the cave a holy seal was applied to it so that she couldn't
> go back into hiding.

Additionally, Tatsuo Saeki says to Makoto right after: _You know how she hid
in the "Ama no Iwato"?_


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