Mikeiri no Mikoto (Japanese: 三毛入野命, also known as Mikenu, d. 663 BC according to traditional dating) is a Japanese deity. He was the older brother of Jimmu.[1] While playing a minor role in the Nihon Shoki,[2][1] he has a prominent local tradition at Takachiho Shrine[1] of which he is the main deity.[3] There is an annual festival for him called Shishikake Festival.[1]
^ abcd"Legend Mikeiri no Mikoto and Kihachi" (PDF).
^Nihongi (W.G. Aston tr., Tuttle 1972 reprint), p. 114
^"Click the english button to switch the page language to english since that is the page I am citing, not the Japanese version". www.miyazaki-archive.jp. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
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