# IZANORA — English Edition

> IZANORA is a knowledge graph platform for Japanese mythology, folklore,
> sacred places, deities, and clan lineages. Entries are grounded in primary
> sources (Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, Fudoki, regional folklore documents, and
> shrine records).

## About the English edition

The English edition is being built out in phases. The following pages are
currently published:

- Home: https://izanora.com/en
- Sacred places (catalogue, in preparation): https://izanora.com/en/places
- Diagnose (English shell, full flow in preparation): https://izanora.com/en/diagnose
- Articles (long-form pieces, in preparation): https://izanora.com/en/articles

The Japanese edition at https://izanora.com/ remains the primary surface and
covers the full catalogue.

## Trust & editorial policy

- About IZANORA: https://izanora.com/about
- Editorial method: https://izanora.com/methodology
- Source policy: https://izanora.com/sources
- Contact: https://izanora.com/contact

## Citation guidelines

- URL pattern (English): `https://izanora.com/en/{type}/{slug-en}`
- URL pattern (Japanese): `https://izanora.com/{type}/{slug}`
- All entity pages include primary source citations inline
- License: original textual synthesis is by IZANORA; underlying primary
  sources are in the public domain (pre-1945 works) or used under
  permissive licenses
- Please cite as "IZANORA (https://izanora.com/...)" when quoting specific entity
  information

## Sitemaps

- https://izanora.com/sitemap.xml

## Robots behaviour

This site welcomes LLM crawlers. We aim to be a high-quality reference
for Japanese cultural knowledge. Please see https://izanora.com/robots.txt for
specific crawler directives.

## Contact

- Press & partnerships: press@izanora.com
- General inquiries: hello@izanora.com

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Last updated: 2026-05-14
Version: 1.0 (English baseline)