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Yakusanoikazuchi or ikazuchi is a collective name for the eight kami of thunder in Japanese mythology. Each one represents a different type of storm. [1] Ikazuchi (雷) literally means thunder in Japanese. [2]
The name of the ten-fist sword wielded by Izanagi is given postscripturally as Ame-no-ohabari, otherwise known as Itsu-no-ohabari. [4] (Accordingly, Takemikazuchi is referred in some passages as the child of Itsu-no-o habari. See next section). The Nihon Shoki gives the same episode in the same general gist, albeit more vaguely regarding this ...
Tamayori-hime is the mother of Kamo Wakeikazuchi (賀茂別雷, the thunder-divider of Kamo), who was sired by Honoikazuchi-no-mikoto (火雷神, the God of Fire and Thunder). [5] [6] Kamigamo Shrine, the other of the two Kamo shrines of Kyoto, is dedicated to Kamo Wakeikazuchi. These kami are variously associated with thunder.
Sculpture of Raijin from Sanjūsangen-dō temple in Kyoto. Kamakura period, 13th century. Raijin (雷神, lit. "Thunder God"), also known as Kaminari-sama (雷様), Raiden-sama (雷電様), Narukami (鳴る神), Raikō (雷公), and Kamowakeikazuchi-no-kami is a god of lightning, thunder, and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. [1]
Hi-no-yagi-haya'o (火之夜藝速男神) = Kagu-tsuchi, also known as Hi-no-kaga-biko (火之炫毘古神) and Hi-no-kagu-tsuchi (火之迦具土神), male deity, Kami of fire and the hearth. Gods born during the agony and death of Izanami. During Kagutsuchi's birth, Izanami's genitals were burned and she was mortally wounded. In her agony ...
Yama-no-Kami (山の神) is the name given to a kami of the mountains of the Shinto religion of Japan. [6] These can be of two different types. [6] The first type is a god of the mountains who is worshipped by hunters, woodcutters, and charcoal burners. [6] The second is a god of agriculture who comes down from the mountains and is worshipped ...
Romon gate and stone lanterns, 2015 Main Shrine Rōmon Mitarashi (御手洗池) reflecting pond, 2015. Kashima Shrine is located at the top of the Kashima plateau in south-east Ibaraki Prefecture, intersecting Lake Kitaura and Kashima Bay and in close proximity to Katori Shrine, which also has a strong connection to the martial arts.
Musubi-no-Kami (結びの神, lit. ' deity of binding ') – One of the Shinto kami of creation; also known as the kami of matchmaking, love, and marriages. Musuhi – A term in Shinto for the spiritual influences that produces all the things in the universe and helps them develop and complete their cycle. Myōjin (明神, lit.