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Kamo No Okimi
Kamo no Okimi (, Okimi of the Kamo clan) was the son of Kotoshironushi and Tamakushi-hime, and brother of Himetataraisuzu-hime. He was an ancestor of the Kamo clan, and by extension through the Miwa clan. He was the father of Empress Nunasokonakatsu-hime, and thus the father in law of Emperor Annei and the grandfather of Emperor Itoku , also known as was the fourth legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Very little is known about this emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Itoku is known as a "le .... Family tree References {{reflist Japanese deities Izumo Province Kamo clan Miwa clan Year of birth missing Year of death missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunasokonakatsu-hime
Nunasokonakatsu-hime (渟名底仲媛命) was the legendary empress consort of Japan from 546 to 510 BCand Anston, p. 1.42 (Vol. 1) and then empress dowager from 510 BC according to traditional dates. Life There exact number of her children differs between the ''Kojiki'' and '' Nihon Shoki''. In the ''Kojiki'' she and her husband have 3, Tokotsuhikoirone, Emperor Itoku , also known as was the fourth legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Very little is known about this emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Itoku is known as a "le ..., and Shikitsuhiko.Yasumaro. O, translated by Gustav Heldt. (2014) “Kojiki. An Account of Ancient Matters”. New York: Columbia University Press. Yet in the ''Nihon Shoki'' they have another, Ikisomimi.W. G. ASTON, C.M.G. (1896) “Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697”. Tuttle Publishing. only the ''Kojiki'' states her father as Kamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotoshironushi
, also known as is a Shinto ''kami''. In the ''Kojiki'', Kotoshironushi is the son of Ōkuninushi, the earthly deity of Izumo province. When the heavenly deities sent Takemikazuchi to conquer Izumo, Ōkuninushi deferred the decision over whether to resist to his two sons. Kotoshironushi, who had been fishing at the time of Takemikizuchi's arrival, agreed to accept the rule of the heavenly gods, surrendered his spear and left Izumo. His brother Takeminakata fought with Takemikazuchi and was defeated. Kotoshironushi is the principal deity of the Asuka shrine, and is associated with the god Ebisu. In mythology, he was an adviser to Empress Jingū during her invasion of Korea, and was one of the eight deities charged with protecting the Imperial Court. His daughter Himetataraisuzuhime became the consort of Emperor Jimmu was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the '' Nihon Shoki'' and ''Kojiki''. His ascension is traditionally dated as 660 BC.Kelly, Charles F"Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamakushi-hime
Tamakushi-hime (玉櫛媛, タマクシヒメ) also known as Mishimanomizokui-hime (三嶋溝熾姫, ミシマノミゾクイヒメ) and Seyadatarahime (セヤダタラヒメ), is a feminine deity who appears in Japanese mythology. She is known as the mother of Himetataraisuzu-hime, the first empress of Japan, Kamo no Okimi, a distant ancestor of the Miwa clan, Kamigamo the deity of Kamigamo Shrine. She is also known as Princess Mishima-Mizo, Seiyadatarahihime, Katsutamayori-biyorihime and Kimikahihime. Kojiki narrative According to the Kojiki Ōmononushi had taken the form of a red arrow and struck Seyadatara-hime's genitals while she was defecating in a ditch. She bore a daughter after she was impregnated by Ōmononushi, and that daughter was named . Her name was later changed to Himetataraisuzu-hime and some other names to avoid the taboo word ). Nihon Shoki narrative Like the ''Kojiki'', the main narrative of the first volume of the '' Nihon Shoki'' first describes Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okimi
Ōkimi (, ''Ōkimi'', ''Daiō'') or Ame no shita Siroshimesu Ōkimi (, Chi Tenka Daiō) is the title of the Head of the Yamato Kingship or the monarch title of Wakoku (Old Japan) from the Kofun period through the Asuka period in the ancient Japan. The terms The title "" (Ōkimi or Daiō) which is an honorific title of Head (King) of the Yamato Kingship was established around the 5th century. Thereafter, this title was used in Japan until 680s when the compilation of the Asuka Kiyomihara Code started. There are several theories upon whether the title holder in the early period is a king of the unified kingship or not. As to ''Ōkimi'' in Japanese reading, this is created by adding the prefix "ō/oho", which indicates greatness and particular nobleness, to the title "kimi" (lord), which indicates a master or nobleman, thus the title "Ōkimi/Ohokimi" is created. However, according to the other theory, "Ōkimi" is only an honorific form of "kimi", that is the title of Japan, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamo Clan
is a Japanese sacerdotal kin group which traces its roots from a Yayoi period shrine in the vicinity of northeastern Kyoto. The clan rose to prominence during the Asuka period, Asuka and Heian period, Heian periods when the Kamo are identified with the 7th-century founding of the Kamo Shrine. Kamo Shrine The Kamo Shrine's name references the area's early inhabitants, many of whom continue to live near the shrine their ancestors traditionally served. The formal names of corollary ''jinja'' memorialize vital clan roots in a history which pre-dates the founding of Japan's ancient capital.Miyazaki, Makoto "Lens on Japan: Defending Heiankyo from Demons,"''Daily Yomiuri.'' December 20, 2005. The Kamo Shrine encompasses what are now independent but traditionally associated ''Shinto shrine, jinja'' or shrines—the in Kyoto's Kita Ward and; and the in Sakyo Ward. The ''jinja'' names identify the various ''kami'' or deities who are venerated; and the name also refers to the ambit of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himetataraisuzu-hime
."Japanese God Name Dictionary" p320 "Himetataraisuzu Himetataraisuzu" 『日本神名辞典』p320「比売多多良伊須気余理比売」 is a Japanese goddess, a mythological figure in the '' Nihon Shoki'' (Chronicles of Japan), the first empress of Japan, and the first wife of Emperor Jimmu. She is equivalent to in the ''Kojiki''. Although there are differences in details among the legends, the mother is depicted as the daughter of an influential person in the Yamato region, and the father as a god. According to Shinto myth, she married Emperor Jimmu, became his empress, and gave birth to the second emperor, Emperor Suizei.Illustrated Chronicle of the Emperors of Japan, p.37-41, "Emperor Jimmu". Names In the ''Kojiki'' (Records of Ancient Matters), her name was first (""『神道大辞典（縮刷版）』p1227「ヒメタタライスズヒメノミコト」 or ), but was later changed to. For more details, see #Anecdotes of her birth in Kojiki. The name is some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miwa Clan
Miwa (みわ, ミワ) is a feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname. Possible writings Miwa can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *三和 "three, harmony" *三輪 "three, wheel/ring" *美和 "beauty, harmony" *美羽 "beauty, feather" *美輪 "beauty, wheel/ring" *美環 "beauty, ring; circle; loop" The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People ;with the given name Miwa * Miwa (singer) (born 1990), a musician who sung the theme song for the drama ''Nakanai to Kimeta Hi'' * Miwa Asao (美和, born 1986), a beach volleyball player * Miwa Fukuhara (美和, born 1944), a figure skater *, Japanese women's basketball player * Miwa Matsumoto (美和, born 1971), a voice actress * Miwa Nishikawa (美和, born 1974), a director * Miwa Oshiro (大城 美和, born 1983), gravure idol, model and actress *, Japanese cross-country skier * Miwa Ueda (美和, 21st century), a manga artist * Miwa Yasuda (美和, born 1977), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Annei
, also known as was the third legendary emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Very little is known about this Emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Annei is known as a "legendary emperor" among historians as his actual existence is disputed. Nothing exists in the ''Kojiki'' other than his name and genealogy. Annei's reign allegedly began in 549 BC, he had one wife and three sons. After his death in 511 BC, his second or third son supposedly became the next emperor. Legendary narrative Emperor Annei's name appears in both the ''Kojiki'' and '' Nihon Shoki'' where only his genealogy are recorded. While the Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, no extant contemporary records have been discovered that confirm a view that this historical figure actually reigned. Before his accession to the throne, he was allegedly known as Prince Shikitsu-hiko Tamatemi. Shikitsu-hiko Tamatem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delmer Brown
Delmer Myers Brown (November 20, 1909November 9, 2011) was an American academic, historian, writer, translator and Japanologist. He was a professor of Japanese history at the University of California at Berkeley. Early life, education, and personal life Brown was born on November 20, 1909 in Harrisonville, Missouri and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1925, he moved with his family to Santa Ana, California. He attended Santa Ana Junior College and then Stanford University, where he graduated with a degree in history in 1932. Instead of going to law school, as originally planned, Brown took a position teaching English at a prestigious Japanese Imperial "Higher School" in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. It was there that he met and married Mary Nelson Logan in 1934. During World War II, Brown served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy. Brown earned his Ph.D. in Japanese history from Stanford in 1946. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Titsingh
Isaac Titsingh FRS ( January 1745 – 2 February 1812) was a Dutch diplomat, historian, Japanologist, and merchant.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Isaak Titsingh" in . During a long career in East Asia, Titsingh was a senior official of the Dutch East India Company ( nl, Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC)). He represented the European trading company in exclusive official contact with Tokugawa Japan, traveling to Edo twice for audiences with the shogun and other high bakufu officials. He was the Dutch and VOC governor general in Chinsura, Bengal.Stephen R. Platt, ''Imperial Twilight: the Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age'' (NY: Knopf, 2018), 166-73. Titsingh worked with his counterpart, Charles Cornwallis, who was governor general of the British East India Company. In 1795, Titsingh represented Dutch and VOC interests in China, where his reception at the court of the Qing Qianlong Emperor stood in contrast to the rebuff suffered by British dip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Itoku
, also known as was the fourth legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Very little is known about this emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Itoku is known as a "legendary emperor" among historians as his actual existence is disputed. Nothing exists in the Kojiki other than his name and genealogy. Itoku's reign allegedly began in 510 BC, he had one wife and two sons. After his death in 477 BC, his first son supposedly became the next emperor. Legendary narrative In the ''Kojiki'' and '' Nihon Shoki'', only Itoku's name and genealogy were recorded. While the Japanese have traditionally accepted this sovereign's historical existence, no extant contemporary records have been discovered that confirm a view that this historical figure actually reigned. Itoku is believed to be the son of Emperor Annei, and his mother is believed to have been Nunasoko-Nakatsu-hime. The latter of the two is allegedly the gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Deities
This is a list of divinities native to Japanese beliefs and religious traditions. Many of these are from Shinto, while others were imported via Buddhism or Taoism and were "integrated" into Japanese mythology and folklore. Major kami * Amaterasu-Ōmikami (), she is the goddess of the sun as well as the purported ancestress of the Imperial Household of Japan. Her name means "Shines from Heaven" or "the great kami who shine Heaven". For many reasons, one among them being her ties to the Imperial family, she is often considered (though not officially) to be the "primary god" of Shinto. * Ame-no-Uzume ( or ) Commonly called Uzume, she is the goddess of dawn and revelry in Shinto. * Fūjin () Also known as , he is the Japanese god of the wind and one of the eldest Shinto gods, said to have been present at the creation of the world. He is often depicted as an oni with a bag slung over his back. * Hachiman () is the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people. Originall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
