Yamato Okunitama

Yamato Okunitama
Major cult centre Ōyamato Shrine

Yamato Okunitama Shrine [ja]

Yamato Okunitama is a kami. They are the Okunitama or Provincial God of Yamato Province. They are the Ujigami of Yamato no Kuni no Miyatsuko and worshipped at Ōyamato Shrine[1]

They appear in the Nihon Shoki.[2] They used to be worshipped in the Imperial palace.[3] But Emperor Sujin was disturbed by the presence of both Yamato Okunitama and Amaterasu Omikami at his palace, and promoted Amaterasu over him.[4] [5][6][2] This may be why Amaterasu is the main kami in Shinto today.[4]


References

  1. ↑ "International Symposium "Perspectives on Japanese history and literature from ancient historical records"". Top Global University Project: Waseda Goes Global. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Book V", Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697, Volume 1, retrieved 2023-05-04
  3. ↑ "The History of Infectious Disease in Japan: Origins of the World's Best Hygiene Awareness — The Mysterious Relationship between the Japanese and the God of Pestilence - Discuss Japan". www.japanpolicyforum.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 D, John (2012-11-10). "Teeuwen on Shinto". Green Shinto. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  5. ↑ https://www.japanpolicyforum.jp/pdf/2016/no35/DJweb_35_cul_02.pdf
  6. ↑ https://freidok.uni-freiburg.de/fedora/objects/freidok:4635/datastreams/FILE1/content