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In addition, according to an excerpt form Yamashiro Fudoki, when Tsukuyomi no Mikoto visited Ukemochi no Kami, there was a Katsura in the area. It is said that he was possessed by a tree, and the name "Katsura" originated from this tale. [7] Ronsha of the original Tsukiyomi Shrine, located in Iki, Nagasaki.
The Kojiki (古事記, "Records of Ancient Matters" or "An Account of Ancient Matters"), also sometimes read as Furukotofumi [1] or Furukotobumi, [2] [a] is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 [3] concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami (神), and the Japanese imperial line.
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 ...
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".
Gen. Name according to Kojiki (Honorific form) Name according to Nihonshoki (Honorific form) Gods equivalents 1 Kuninotokotachi (国之常立神, Kuninotokotachi-no-kami) (Personification of Earth)
As Susanoo wished, Izanagi expelled him to be near his mother in Ne-no-kata-su-kuni. [3] In the previous episodes about Izanami's death this land is called Yomi. The Nihon Shoki mentions Ne-no-kuni in passing when describing an episode where Susanoo was banished from Takama-ga-hara for various evil acts he committed, and went to a place called ...
Takenouchi no Sukune was supposedly the son of Princess Kagehime, and is said to be grandson to Prince Hikofutsuoshinomakoto (彦太忍信命).Descended from Emperor Kōgen, Takenouchi no Sukune served under five legendary emperors, Emperor Keikō, Emperor Seimu, Emperor Chūai, Emperor Ōjin, and Emperor Nintoku, but was perhaps best known for his service as Grand Minister (Ōomi) to the ...
The account of Toyotama-hime and Hoori appear in the Kojiki [3] [4] [5] and the Nihon Shoki. [6] [7]Toyotama-hime was the daughter of the sea deity Watatsumi.The palace where they reside is said to be as if made from fish scales and supposedly lies undersea.