Yashimajinumi

Yashimajinumi is a god in Japanese mythology.

Overview

In the Kojiki, he is the first of the seventeenth generation of the Toomari-nanayo no Kami, which refers to the fifteen pillars from Yashima Shiyakumi to Tohtsusan Misaki Tarashi. He is the son of Susanoo-no-Mikoto, the god of Kunitachi. He is the half-brother of Onenkami and Ukanomitama.

In the "Nihon Shoki" (Chronicles of Japan), the names of the deities are "Suga no yuyamanushinashinasu hikoshimashino," "Suga no yunasakaruhiko yashimashite no mikoto," and "Suga no yuyamanushinasu hikoshimashino." This is the first time that the shrine has been mentioned.

In the book Sekaiyo Kouji Honki, Yashima Shiyakumi is also known as Ohkijin, and in the book Awaga Dai Myojin Genki, which is written by Awaga Shrine, he is described as Soga no Yuyamanu Shina Samuru Hikoashimashita.

The name "Yashima" can be interpreted as "many islands," "shi" as "knowledge," "naku" as "lord," and "bi" as "divine spirit," and the name can be thought of as "the divine spirit of the lord who owns many islands."

Genealogy

File:Susanowo family tree.png

Genealogy from Susano-no-mikoto to Okuninushi (according to "Kojiki"). Blue: male deity, red: goddess.

Susano-no-Mikoto, son of Izanagi-no-Mikoto, married Kushinadahime, daughter of Tenashii and Ashinashii, sons of Oyamatsumi-gami, and gave birth to Nunohomo Oso-Kunakusunakamushi, daughter of Ōyamatsumi-gami, who married Kibachiryuhi.

Shrines to worship

• Awata Shrine (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City)
• Yasaka Shrine (Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto)
• Otokoyama Shrine (Kagawa PrefectureSanuki, KagawaSanuki CitySamukawa Town)
• Katano Shrine (Osaka PrefectureHirakata City Makinosaka)
• Sukha Shrine (Mie PrefectureMatsusaka City Ureshino Gongenmae Town)
• Kawabe Shrine (Shimane PrefectureUnnan CityKizugi Town)
• Suga Shrine (Unnan City, Shimane Prefecture]Daitō Town)
• Tabe-jinja Shrine (Izumo, ShimaneSada-cho, Shimane Prefecture)
• Hyōshūjinja Shrine (Hyōgo PrefectureNishiwaki CityKurodashō Town)
• Yashima Te Shrine (Shizuoka PrefectureTakata CountyKannami Town)

See also

• Susanoo-no-Mikoto
• Kushinadahime

Category:Japanese gods

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