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Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (ツクヨミノミコト, 月読命), [1] or simply Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読) or Tsukiyomi (ツキヨミ), [2] is the moon kami in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. The name "Tsukuyomi" is a compound of the Old Japanese words tsuku (月, "moon, month", becoming modern Japanese tsuki) and yomi (読み ...
Tsukiyomi Shrine (月読神社, Tsukiyomi jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Nishikyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan.It was named as a Myōjin Taisha (名神大社, lit "Great shrine for notable god") in the ancient Japanese religious book Engishiki.
The main kami enshrined here is Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (月読命), the Shinto moon god. It was established in 593. The shrine's main festival is held annually on August 14. Mount Gassan is the tallest of the Three Mountains of Dewa and is famous for its natural scenery and beauty. The kanji for Gassan literally translates to "Moon Mountain".
A Shintoist myself, I have never heard of "Tsukuyomi"- let's sitck to what the Kojiki says and change the name back.-Merlin Storm 01:04, 1 August 2006 (UTC) update*-Moved the page to Tsuki-Yomi as Tsuki and Yomi are two seperate kanji. Actually, Tsukuyomi is the proper spelling. If you're unsure of the spelling, it's always good to check the ...
Tsukuyomi, a Yu-Gi-Oh! card monster created by Kazuki Takahashi. Tsukuyomi, a fictional character from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle whose real name is Princess Tomoyo. She has an older sister whose name is Amaterasu. Tsukuyomi, a fictional character from the anime series My Hero Academia, The Jet-Black Hero, Tsukuyomi is the alias of Fumikage ...
The kuni-yuzuri (国譲り) "Transfer of the land" was a mythological event in Japanese prehistory, related in sources such as the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki.It relates the story of how the rulership of Japan passed from the earthly kami (kunitsukami) to the kami of Heaven and their eventual descendants, the Imperial House of Japan.
Another version of the myth features Ōgetsu-hime by her more common name, Ukemochi, and in this version, the moon god Tsukuyomi visits her on behalf of his sister-wife, the sun goddess Amaterasu. Ukemochi sought to entertain him and prepared a feast. First, she faced the land and opened her mouth, and boiled rice came out.
Fly Me to the Moon (Japanese: トニカクカワイイ, Hepburn: Tonikaku Kawaii, lit. ' Adorable Anyways ' or ' Cute, No Matter What '), also known outside Japan as Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata.