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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 ...
A kami of mountains, seas and war, and an elder brother of Amaterasu, Susanoo and Tsukuyomi, born from Kagu-tsuchi's blood or body when Izanagi killed him after his birth killed Izanami. He is the brother and husband of Kaya-no-hime , the father of Konohanasakuya-hime , Konohanachiru-hime and Iwanaga-hime and many others, and the grandfather of ...
The three most important kami, the "Three Precious Children" (三貴子 mihashira no uzu no miko or sankishi) – the sun goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami, the moon deity Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, and the storm god Susanoo-no-Mikoto – were born when Izanagi washed his left eye, his right eye, and his nose, respectively. [20] [21]
' yin-yang way ') – A traditional Japanese esoteric cosmology; a mixture of natural science and occultism. Onmyōji (陰陽師, lit. ' yin-yang practitioner ') – A practitioner of onmyōdō. Onmyōryō – A governmental office of onmyōdō that was responsible for timekeeping and calendar-making. They also documented and analysed omens and ...
Around the Katsura River, there are a wide range of shrines or ruins that were dedicated to the moon god.In the Kizu River basin in Tsuzuki District, which joins the Katsura River, you can find Kabaitsuki Shrine (樺井月神社) and another Tsukiyomi Shrine, both of which are presumed to be related to the Hayato people of southern Kyushu.
Naruto tries leaving Sasuke's Susanoo, but Sasuke stops him, telling Naruto he will also be caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Minato sees Konoha under the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the other great shinobi villages also under it. Tobirama unsuccessfully tries to free Orochimaru's team from the roots of the God Tree. Black Zetsu notices Sasuke's Susanoo.
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".
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.