Ame-no-Tajikarao
| Ame-no-Tajikarao | |
|---|---|
God of Physical Power, Strength and Sports | |
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| Japanese | アメノタヂカラオ |
| Greek equivalent | Heracles |
Ame-no-tajikarao (アメノタジカラオ) is a Japanese deity. Ame-no-tajikarao is written as 天手力男神 in Kojiki, and 天手力雄神 in Nihon Shoki. Tajikarao's name means heaven hand power.[1]
Shrines[change | change source]
Ame-no-tajikaro is a god of sports and physical power, and is worshipped at these shrines
- Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮) - Ise, Mie Prefecture
- Togakushi Shrine (戸隠神社) - Nagano city, Nagano Prefecture
- Sana Shrine (佐那神社) - Taki District, Mie Prefecture
- Iwatowake Shrine (伊波止和気神社) - Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture
- Haseyamaguchisuwa Shrine (長谷山口坐神社) - Sakurai (city), Nara Prefecture
- Shirai Shrine (白井神社) - Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture
- Oyama Shrine (雄山神社) - Nakaniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture
- Tejikarao Shrine (手力雄神社) - Gifu (city), Gifu Prefecture
- Tejikarao Shrine (手力雄神社) - Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture
- Ōmatsuri-ame-no-iwatohiko Shrine (大祭天石門彦神社) - Hamada (city), Shimane Prefecture
- Ama-no-iwatowake Yasukutama-nushi-amatsukami Shrine (天石門別安國玉主天神社) - Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture
- Toake Shrine (戸明神社) - Kitakyushu (city), Fukuoka Prefecture
- Ame-no-ta-nagao Shrine (天手長男神社) - Iki, Nagasaki Prefecture
- Takuzudama Shrine (多久頭魂神社) - Tsushima (city), Nagasaki Prefecture
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Kami in Classic Texts : Tajikarao". eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Amenotajikarao - History of Japan Database