Earthquake-warding song (a namazu-e woodblock pamphlet, October 1855). The figure holding down the Namazu (mythical catfish) is believed to be Takemikazuchi.[1]
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Takemikazuchi (建御雷/武甕槌) is a deity in Japanese mythology, considered a god of thunder[2] and a sword god.[3] He also competed in what is considered the first sumo wrestling match recorded in history.
He is otherwise known as "The kami of Kashima" (Kashima-no-kami), the chief deity revered in the Kashima Shrine at Kashima, Ibaraki (and all other subsidiary Kashima shrines).[2][4] In the namazu-e or catfish prints of the Edo period, Takemikazuchi/Kashima is depicted attempting to subdue the Namazu, a giant catfish supposedly dwelling at the kaname-ishi (要石, 'pinning rock') of the Japanese landmass and causing its earthquakes.[2][4]
^小向 1992, p.77 carries a comparable namazu-e (鹿島要石真図, which identifies the god as Takemikazuchi
^ abcAshkenazi, Michael (2003). Handbook of Japanese Mythology. ABC-CLIO. p. 266. ISBN 9781576074671.
Takemikazuchi (建御雷/武甕槌) is a deity in Japanese mythology, considered a god of thunder and a sword god. He also competed in what is considered the first...
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transferred to its current location and renamed Hokumon Jinja, with Takemikazuchi and Kotoshironushi enshrined alongside Amaterasu. In 1902 work on the...
thunder, Takemikazuchi-no-Kami (建御雷神), who descends on the shores of Inasa (伊那佐之小浜, Inasa no ohama) in Izumo. Ōkuninushi tells Takemikazuchi to confer...
Ōkuninushi who fled to Lake Suwa after being defeated by the warrior god Takemikazuchi, other myths (mostly of medieval origin) instead offer alternative explanations...
Cataract', and is the son of Ajisukitakahikone as well as the nephew of Takemikazuchi. Y, Aoki, M. (1971). Izumo Fudoki. Sophia University.{{cite book}}:...
no Orochi and the subsequent discovery of the sacred sword Kusanagi. Takemikazuchi, (建御雷/武甕槌) known as a god of thunder and the god of swords. Takeminakata...
and Kazuo Kamimura. Yuki is the last surviving royal of the House of Takemikazuchi, who live in a futuristic post-apocalyptic isolationist world, where...
clan; mostly worshipped by samurai Sarutahiko, god of war and misogi. Takemikazuchi, god of war, conquest, martial arts, sumo, swords, and lightning; general...
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the earthly deity of Izumo province. When the heavenly deities sent Takemikazuchi to conquer Izumo, Ōkuninushi deferred the decision over whether to resist...
offspring, Kagu-tsuchi. Futsu-no-mitama (August-Snap-Spirit), the sword of Takemikazuchi. Juuchi Yosamu (10,000 Cold Nights), crafted by Muramasa – in a contest...
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