Tamanooya-no-Mikoto explained

Tamanooya-no-Mikoto (玉祖命), also known as Tamanoya, is a kami from Japanese mythology.[1] He is believed to be the creator of Yasakani no Magatama.[2]

Tama-no-iwaya is believed to be the grave for the kami,[3] and he is venerated at Tamanooya-jinja but is not venerated at any kampeisha.[4]

Family

See main article: Family tree of Japanese deities. The Nihon Shoki states that he was the son of Ninigi, while the Shinsen Shōjiroku says he was the grandson of Takamimusubi. He is also viewed as the ancestral kami of the Shinabe clan.

Names

A list names he goes by:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mizue . Mori . 24 February 2006 . Encyclopedia of Shinto: Kami in Classic Texts: Amenoakarutama . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024102555/https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/id=9437 . 24 October 2021 . 19 December 2020 . Kokugakuin University.
  2. News: 2019-04-27. Akihito and Japan's Imperial Treasures that make a man an emperor. en-GB. BBC News. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201211071249/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47931671. 2020-12-11. 2020-12-19.
  3. Web site: Suo Ichinomiya Tamanooya Shrine . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210903211558/https://www.visit-jy.com/en/spots/15431 . 2021-09-03 . 2021-09-03 . Yamaguchi Japan Travel Guide.
  4. Book: Ponsonby-Fane, R. A. B.. Studies In Shinto & Shrines. 2014-06-03. Routledge. 978-1-136-89294-3. 182. en.

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