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Totsuka-no-Tsurugi (十拳剣, lit. "Sword of Ten Hand-Breadths") is not a specific sword, but a common noun for any sword of this length. In Japanese mythology, numerous deities own a sword of this kind. Some examples of well-known Totsuka-no-Tsurugi: The totsuka sword used by Izanagi to kill his offspring Kagu-tsuchi. [1]
The two deities reached the land of Izumo at a place called "the little shore of Izasa/Inasa" (伊耶佐小浜), and stuck a "ten-fist sword" (Totsuka-no-Tsurugi) upside-down on the crest of the wave, and sat atop it, while demanding the local god Ōkuninushi to relinquish the Izumo province over to them. Ōkuninushi replied he would defer the ...
The name of the ten-fist sword wielded by Izanagi is given postscripturally as Ame-no-ohabari, otherwise known as Itsu-no-ohabari. [4] In the Kojiki (Conquest of Izumo chapter), the heavenly deities Amaterasu and Takamusubi decreed that either Takemikazuchi or his father Itsu-no-ohabari ("Heaven-Point-Blade-Extended") must be sent down for the ...
The Totsuka-no-Tsurugi, a legendary sword, is also said to be kept at Isonokami shrine. According to the Kojiki, the sword was used by the god Susanoo to slay the Yamata-no-Orochi, a giant serpent with eight heads and eight tails. Priests at the shrine do not allow anyone to see or inspect the sword.
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (草 薙 の 剣) is a legendary Japanese sword and one of three Imperial Regalia of Japan.It was originally called Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi (天 叢 雲 剣, "Heavenly Sword of Gathering Clouds"), but its name was later changed to the more popular Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi ("Grass-Cutting Sword").
"Totsuka-no-Tsurugi" is not the name of the legendary sword that "Susanoo" use to defeat the "Yamata no Orochi", but general noun that means "Ten-hands Long Sword". The proof of this is that, in " Kojiki " and " Nihon Shoki ", the word "Totsuka-no-Tsurugi" appears many times in various ages and various places, and sometimes Totsuka-no-Tsurugis ...
But the hag was now joined by a large army 1500 strong led by eight Thunder-deities. Izanagi brandished his Totsuka-no-Tsurugi (十拳剣) but still they pursued, until he climbed atop the "flat slope" or "Even Pass" [1] at the entrance to the Underworld, and flung three peaches, whereby the pursuers retreated. After this, Izanami herself came ...
Totsuka-no-Tsurugi; Y. Yamatorige This page was last edited on 3 May 2015, at 08:08 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...