Takamimusubi

Takamimusubi (高御産巣日神, Lofty Growth) is a Japanese god of agriculture, who was the second of the first beings to come into existence.[1][2][3]

Takamimusubi
Personal information
Children	Takuhadachiji-hime Omoikane Futodama

It is speculated that Takammusubi was the original god that the Japanese imperial family claimed descent from.[3]

Family

He is the father of several gods including Takuhadachiji-hime, Omoikane, Futodama (some versions Takammusubi is the grandfather of Futodama) and some versions Ame-no-oshihomimi. The Nihon Shoki says that he was the father of Sukunabikona.[4][5][6][7]

The Shinsen Shōjiroku says he is the grandfather of Tamanoya.[8]

Worship

Izumo-taisha is one of the shrines dedicated to the god.[9]

Hasshinden was once a temple that enshrined the god.[10]

References

1. "Takamimusuhi • A History of Japan - 日本歴史". A History of Japan - 日本歴史. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
2. "Separate heavenly deities". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
3. Brown, Delmer M.; Hall, John Whitney; Brown, Delmer Myers; Press, Cambridge University; Jansen, Marius B.; McCullough, William H.; Shively, Donald H.; Yamamura, Kozo; Duus, Peter (1988). The Cambridge History of Japan. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-22352-2.
4. Ponsonby-Fane, R. A. B. (2014-06-03). Studies In Shinto & Shrines. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-89294-3.
5. Teeuwen, Mark (1996). Watarai Shintô: An Intellectual History of the Outer Shrine in Ise. Research School CNWS. ISBN 978-90-73782-79-2.
6. "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Kami in Classic Texts : Futodama". eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
7. Ashkenazi, Michael (2003). Handbook of Japanese Mythology. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-467-1.
8. http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=30
9. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Japan_Encyclopedia/p2QnPijAEmEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Takamimusubi&pg=PA413&printsec=frontcover
10. http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=1298