carries a large fabric bag (or animal skin) filled with winds, when he opens this bag, releases a gust of wind Fujin, Raijin and Amaterasu are responsible for the climate of the universe, so they are almost always represented together (in some versions they are brothers), supposedly some of Izanagi's many children.
Legend has it that before humans inhabited the land, a dispute arose between them for the control of storms. In this battle, Fujin cut Raijin's left arm. Some time later, the two gods become friends again and Amaterasu recovered Raijin's lost arm so that he could continue producing thunder.
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