According to Japanese mythology, the mirror was created by the god named Ishikoridome during the event of Iwato-gakure (literally "hiding in Iwato) in which Amaterasu Omikami hid herself in the Ama no Iwato (literally "the cave of the sun god" or "heavenly rock cave").
日本神話では、天照大神が天岩戸に隠れた岩戸隠れの際、イシコリドメが作ったという鏡。