Amatsukami

deity sky Japanese single tradition · 2

The heavenly kami, who were either born in or dwell in Takamagahara, as opposed to the kunitsukami who dwell on earth.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
700 CE
Attested period
700 – 2020
Historical notes
Documented in the Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan), compiled in the 8th century CE.

Relationships

has aspect
Ninigi-no-Mikoto

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Sources

Source passages

“Amatsukami The heavenly kami, who were either born in or dwell in Takamagahara, as opposed to the kunitsukami who dwell on earth.”

#4947 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“"Amatsukami" is a generic term for the gods in Takamagahara, or those who descended from Tenson kōrin, while "Kunitsukami" is a generic term for the gods who appeared on the earth”

#7290 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5