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The first mention of hell occurs after the death of Izanami, the female creation kami. Izanagi, the male creation kami, pursued Izanami to the land of Yomi, the land of the dead. Izanami warn Izanagi not to look upon her, but he did. He was forced to wash himself to cleanse him of his interaction with the dead. Hell, according to Japanese Mythology, is called Jigoku. It is underground and divided into eight regions of Ice and eight regions of Fire. Emma-o is the ruler of Hell and judge of the dead. He is surrounded by 18 generals and thousands of soldiers and demons. Emma-o only judges men. His sister judges women.