Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto is the main moon kami (deity) in Shintō. The name means “moon reader” or “moonlight viewer.” He governs the night, time cycles, and tides, and is also connected with agriculture and calendars.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) and Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ōgetsuhime, Takami-Musubi-no-Kami, Kami-Musubi-no-Kami, Hoori-no-Mikoto, Hoderi-no-Mikoto, Hosuseri-no-Mikoto, Kukunochi, Kaya-no-hime, Ōgetsuhime-no-Kami, Nakime, Yamasachihiko, Kaguya-hime, Gakkō Bosatsu, Dewi Ratih, Silewe Nazarata, Myeongwol, Thần Mặt Trăng, Ông Trời, Hằng Nga, Ame-no-Minakanushi, Izanagi, Ame no Wakahiko
- sibling of
- Amaterasu-ōmikami, Ōhirume-no-Muchi, Hiruko, Susanoo no Mikoto, Amaterasu, Susano'o, Takehaya Susanoo-no-Mikoto
- enemy of
- Ukemochi, Ukemochi-no-Kami
- child of
- Izanagi-no-mikoto, Izanami-no-mikoto, Takami-Musubi, Izanagi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto The main Moon god in the Shinto religion and Japanese mythology. He is the brother of Susanoo and Amaterasu. He is often called Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読) or Tsukiyomi and described as a very handsome man, sometimes referred to as a youth who “reads” or “watches” from the moon”
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“Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, a God.”
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“Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, receiving the imperial command of Amaterasu-Ōmikami, descended to the Middle Land of Reed Plains and went to Ukemochi-no-Kami, he stopped and stood by a sacred katsura tree.”
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