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In East Asian mythologies, a three-legged bird inhabits and represents the sun. It is the bird of the sun goddess Amaterasu. In Japan it is a raven called "Yatagarasu" (八咫烏) and is used as the emblem of the Japan Football Association.

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Compare with the Rabbit in the moon.

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	In East Asian mythologies, a three-legged bird inhabits and represents the sun. In Japan it is a raven called "[[Yatagarasu]]" (八咫烏) and is used as the emblem of the [[Japan Football Association]].		In East Asian mythologies, a three-legged bird inhabits and represents the sun. It is the bird of the sun goddess Amaterasu. In Japan it is a raven called "[[Yatagarasu]]" (八咫烏) and is used as the emblem of the [[Japan Football Association]].

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