What is the name of the cave where Amaterasu hid in Shinto myth?

The cave where Amaterasu hid in Shinto myth is Ama-no-Iwato.

The story appears in Japan’s early mythological chronicles, the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. After Susanoo’s destructive behavior angered his sister, the sun goddess Amaterasu withdrew into the Heavenly Rock Cave. Her absence plunged the world into darkness and disrupted the order of the kami.

The gods gathered outside and asked Omoikane, a deity of wisdom, to devise a plan. Ame-no-Uzume performed a comic, provocative dance, causing the gods to laugh. Curious about the celebration, Amaterasu opened the cave door slightly. The gods showed her the sacred mirror Yata-no-Kagami, and Ame-no-Tajikarao pulled her outside, restoring light.

Ama-no-Iwato is often rendered Amano-Iwato or Ama-no-Iwato, meaning “Heavenly Rock Cave.” It is not the same as Takamagahara, the heavenly realm, Yomi, the land of the dead, or Ashihara-no-nakatsukuni, the earthly central land. Amano-Iwato Shrine in Takachiho, Miyazaki, venerates the cave as an object of worship.