Japanese (Shinto)
Amaterasu
The sun goddess of Shinto, who hid in a cave and was coaxed out.
Amaterasu is the sun goddess in the Shinto tradition of Japan, honoured at the Grand Shrine of Ise. In the best known story she hides in a cave and the world goes dark, until the other gods make her curious with a joyful noise and a mirror.
The tale is told in two very old Japanese books, the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki.