Myths relate how Iazanakinomikoto and Izanaminomikoto, deities of Kumano Taisha Shrine, were the first married couple of Japan. According to myth, the male god, Izanakinomikoto, spoke first. “Ah, you must be a wonderful woman”. Responding to this, the female god, Izanaminomikoto, replied like this. “Ah, you must a wonderful man”. These were simple, honest words without bargaining or ornamentation. They were the first proposal in Japan. The words of the two deities recorded in Japan’s most ancient document show a bright, clear, and straightforward spirit, relating an important way of life of Japanese people.