Amenohoakari Explained

Type:	Shinto
Father:	Ame-no-oshihomimi
Mother:	Takuhadachiji-hime

is a god of sun and agriculture in Japanese mythology. His descendants are called Tenson-zoku.^[1]

Name

Names for Amenohoakari are listed below.

Amaterukuniteruhikoamenohoakarikushitamanigihayahi-no-mikoto (天照国照彦天火明櫛玉饒速日尊) in Kujiki
Amaterukuniteruhikoamenohoakari-no-mikoto (天照國照彦天火明尊)
Nigihayahi-no-mikoto (饒速日命)
Amaterukuniteruhikohoakari-no-mikoto (天照国照彦火明命) in Nihon Shoki
Amenohoakari-no-mikoto (天火明命) in Kojiki
Hoakari-no-mikoto (火明命) in Nihon Shoki
Ikishiniho-no-mikoto (膽杵磯丹杵穂命)
Amaterumitama-no-kami (天照御魂神) in Jinjyashiryō

Genealogy

According to Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, Amenohoakari was born to Ame-no-oshihomimi and Takamimusubi's daughter, Yorozuhatahime. Ninigi-no-Mikoto is his younger brother, but in another book of Nihon Shoki, Ninigi is his father. Otherwise, in book of Nihon Shoki, Nigihayahi is offspring of Amatsukami.

In Kujiki, Amenohoakari is considered the same kami as, the ancestral god of the Hozumi and Mononobe clans, but this contradicts their generational relationships and areas of activity.^[2]

In Harima-no-kuni Fudoki, Amenohoakari is the child of Ōkuninushi and Dotsuhime (弩都比売).^[3]

Descendants

In Shinsen Shōjiroku, the descendants of Amatsuhikone, Ame-no-hohi, and, together with the descendants of Amenohoakari are referred to as Tenson-zoku. The Tenson-zoku descended from Takamagahara (Plain of High Heaven) to Owari and Tanba provinces, and are considered to be the ancestors of Owari,, Amabe, and clans.

However, it is clear that , which records these four clans as descendants of Amenohoakari, is a forged document,^[4] and that these clans actually descended from the sea deity Watatsumi. In addition, Owari clan's genealogy includes the great-grandson of Watatsumi, Takakuraji, as their ancestor, and this is considered to be the original genealogy.^[5]

The Mononobe clan is a clan whose ancestor was Nigihayahi. The Hozumi clan and the Kumano no Kunizukuri Wada clan are said to have the same ancestor. The Yuge clan is closely related to the Mononobe clan.^[6]

A genealogical tree handed down to the Kaifu clan, the family of the Kagome Shrine, has been designated a national treasure.

Name meaning

As Amenohoakari's name suggests, he is the deification of sunlight and heat. In Kojiki-den, Hoakari is written "穂赤熟", which means that the ears of rice ripen and become red. Like the other gods connected to the emperor, Amenohoakari's name is also related to rice and is worshiped as the sun god and the god of agriculture.^[7]

Tomb

The tomb of Nigihayahi-no-mikoto is located on Mount Shiraniwa in Shiraniwadai, Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture.^[8]

Shrines to worship

Iwafune Shrine - The shrine's deity is a huge rock called "Ame-no-Iwafune" (Heavenly Rock).
Amateru Tamamikoto Shrine (Kyoto Prefecture Fukuchiyama City, Imaan)
Ishikiri Kenjya Shrine (Osaka Higashi Osaka City Higashi Ishikiri-cho)
(Wakayama Prefecture Kainan City)
Hirose Taisha (Nara Prefecture Kitakatsuragi County Kawai Town)
Yada-za Kushiyamahiko Shrine (Yada-cho, Yamatokoriyama City, Nara Prefecture)
- Founded in the Taisho era as a god of airplanes. Reihayakuninushi-no-mikoto is regarded as the ancestor god of aviation based on the old saying, "Riding on a celestial ship, flying through the sky,"^[9] and is also worshipped as the god of the sky.^[10]
- Amateru Shrine was founded in Emperor Sujin 2 (BC 96), enshrining a huge rocky platform as the sacred body of Amateru Kuniteruhiko Himyo Kushitama Reihatsu-no-mikoto.
Kunitsuhikonomikoto Shrine (Ehime Prefecture Matsuyama City, Hachitanchi)
Mononobe-jinja (Shimane Prefecture Ota City, Kawai-cho)
Karamatsusan Tenjingu Shrine (Akita Prefecture Daisen City Kyowa)
In September of the 7th year of the reign of Emperor Sujin, the deity Amaterasu Kuniteruhikohikamyo Kushitama Neihatsuhikonomikoto was given the posthumous title of Amaterasu Omikami. Later, Emperor Keiko gave him the posthumous title of Amaterasu.

Masumida Shrine

Masumida Shrine - The first shrine of Owari Province. (The deity Amahimyo-no-mikoto is also called Amateru Kuniteruhiko Amahimyo-no-mikoto in the shrine tradition.
Kago Shrine - The first shrine in Moto-Ise. (The deity Hikohimyo-no-mikoto is also known as Amateru Kuniteru Hikohimyo-no-mikoto, or Hotohotemikoto, according to the shrine tradition.

Notes

Book: Hanawa, Hokiichi. Shinsen Shōjiroku (新撰姓氏錄). 1983. Onkogakkai. Japan. 959773242.
Book: Hoga, Toshio. Shoki Mononobe-uji no Keifu (1) Kokigi no Heya (初期物部氏の系譜 (1) 古樹紀之房間). 2007. Japan.
Book: Okimori, Takuya. Harima-no-kuni Fudoki. Yamakawa Shuppansha. 2005. 4634593912. Japan.
Book: Hoga, Toshio. Kokuho「Amabe-shi Keizu」he no gimon, Kokigi no Heya (国宝「海部氏系図」への疑問古樹紀之房間). 2006. Japan.
Book: Hoga, Toshio. Tango no Amabe-shi no Shutsuji to sono ichizoku, Kokigi no Heya (丹後の海部氏の出自とその一族). 2006. Japan.
Web site: 第２版,世界大百科事典内言及 . 朝日日本歴史人物事典,デジタル版日本人名大辞典+Plus,デジタル大辞泉,世界大百科事典 . 饒速日命とは . 2023-01-06 . コトバンク . ja.
Book: Motoori, Norinaga. Kojiki-den. Nabu Press. 2011. 978-1178814958.
Web site: 饒速日命墳墓 · 日本、〒630-0136 奈良県生駒市白庭台５丁目９−１. 2022-01-13. 饒速日命墳墓 · 日本、〒630-0136 奈良県生駒市白庭台５丁目９−１. ja-US.
"Nihon Shoki Vol. 3 Jimmu Emperor Ki"
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References

Book: Hanawa, Hokiichi. Shinsen Shōjiroku (新撰姓氏錄). 1983. Onkogakkai. Japan. 959773242.
Book: Hoga, Toshio. Shoki Mononobe-uji no Keifu (1) Kokigi no Heya (初期物部氏の系譜 (1) 古樹紀之房間). 2007. Japan.
Book: Okimori, Takuya. Harima-no-kuni Fudoki. Yamakawa Shuppansha. 2005. 4634593912. Japan.
Book: Hoga, Toshio. Kokuho「Amabe-shi Keizu」he no gimon, Kokigi no Heya (国宝「海部氏系図」への疑問古樹紀之房間). 2006. Japan.
Book: Hoga, Toshio. Tango no Amabe-shi no Shutsuji to sono ichizoku, Kokigi no Heya (丹後の海部氏の出自とその一族). 2006. Japan.
Web site: 第２版,世界大百科事典内言及 . 朝日日本歴史人物事典,デジタル版日本人名大辞典+Plus,デジタル大辞泉,世界大百科事典 . 饒速日命とは . 2023-01-06 . コトバンク . ja.
Book: Motoori, Norinaga. Kojiki-den. Nabu Press. 2011. 978-1178814958.
Web site: 饒速日命墳墓 · 日本、〒630-0136 奈良県生駒市白庭台５丁目９−１. 2022-01-13. 饒速日命墳墓 · 日本、〒630-0136 奈良県生駒市白庭台５丁目９−１. ja-US.
"Nihon Shoki Vol. 3 Jimmu Emperor Ki"
See