Amatsukami

In Shinto Amatsukami (Japanese: 天津神, 天つ神; 'Kami of heaven') are the gods of the heavens. They were born in or live in Takamagahara. [1]


Amatsukami is one of the three types of kami. The other types are Kunitsukami (国津神, 国つ神) or earth gods, and yaoyorozu-no-kami (八百万の神) or minor gods.[2]: 56 

Many myths in the Nihon Shoki and the Kojiki are about Amatsukami and Kunitsukami fighting.[3]


In the time of Ninigi the Amatsukami took control of the land from the Kunitsukami. This is called the kuni-yuzuri.[4][5]

Susanoo-no-Mikoto was born in Takamagahara, but since he was kicked out, he is a Kunitsukami. Ōkuninushi and his other descendants are also Kunitsukami.

 


List of amatsukami

References

  1. ↑ "國學院デジタルミュージアム". k-amc.kokugakuin.ac.jp. Retrieved 2025-11-27. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
  2. ↑ Yamakage, Motohisa; Leeuw, Paul de; Rankin, Aidan (2006). The essence of Shinto: Japan's spiritual heart (1st ed ed.). Tokyo ; New York: Kodansha International. ISBN 978-4-7700-3044-3. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)
  3. ↑ Ashkenazi, Michael (2003). Handbook of Japanese Mythology. ABC-CLIO. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-57607-467-1.
  4. ↑ Bocking, Brian (2005-09-30). A Popular Dictionary of Shinto. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-79739-3.
  5. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Basic Terms : Kuniyuzuri". eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-11-27. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
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