Amenohoakari

Amenohoakari (天火明) also known as Nigihayahi (尼ぎ速日),[1][2] is a god of sun and agriculture in Japanese mythology. His descendants are called Tenson-zoku.[3]

Amenohoakari
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Parents
ChildrenAme-no-Kaguyama-no-Mikoto

Nigihayahi is the traditional ancestor of the Mononobe clan,[2] who was among the first to recognize Jimmu as Emperor of Japan during Jimmu's Eastern Expedition.[4]

Name

Names for Amenohoakari are listed below.

  • Amaterukuniteruhikoamenohoakarikushitamanigihayahi-no-mikoto (天照国照彦天火明櫛玉饒速日尊) in Kujiki
  • Amaterukuniteruhikoamenohoakari-no-mikoto (天照國照彦天火明尊)
  • Amaterukuniteruhikohoakari-no-mikoto (天照国照彦火明命) in Nihon Shoki
  • Amenohoakari-no-mikoto (天火明命) in Kojiki
  • Hoakari-no-mikoto (火明命) in Nihon Shoki
  • Ikishiniho-no-mikoto (膽杵磯丹杵穂命)
  • Amaterumitama-no-kami (天照御魂神) in Jinjyashiryō

Genealogy

According to Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, Amenohoakari was born to Ame-no-oshihomimi and Takamimusubi's daughter, Yorozuhatahime. Ninigi-no-Mikoto is his younger brother, but in another book of Nihon Shoki Ninigi is his father.

In Kujiki, Amenohoakari is considered the same kami as Nigihayahi, the ancestral god of the Hozumi and Mononobe clans, but this contradicts their generational relationships and areas of activity.[5]

In Harima-no-kuni Fudoki, Amenohoakari is the child of Ōkuninushi and Dotsuhime.[6]

Descendants

In Shinsen Shōjiroku, the descendants of Amatsuhikone, Ame-no-hohi, and Amanomichine, together with the descendants of Amenohoakari are referred to as Tenson-zoku. The Tenson-zoku descended from Takamagahara (Plain of High Heaven) to Owari and Tanba provinces, and are considered to be the ancestors of Owari, Tsumori, Amabe, and Tanba clans.[3]

However, it is clear that Amabe-shi Keizu, which records these four clans as descendants of Amenohoakari, is a forged document,[7] and that these clans actually descended from the sea deity Watatsumi. In addition, Owari clan's genealogy includes the great-grandson of Watatsumi, Takakuraji, as their ancestor, and this is considered to be the original genealogy.[8]

The Mononobe clan is a clan whose ancestor was Nigihayahi. The Hozumi clan and the Kumano no Kunizukuri Wada clan are said to have the same ancestor. The Yuge clan is closely related to the Mononobe clan.[9]

A genealogical tree handed down to the Kaifu clan, the family of the Kagome Shrine, has been designated a national treasure.[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]

Name meaning

As Amenohoakari's name suggests, he is the deification of sunlight and heat. In Kojiki-den, Hoakari is written "穂赤熟", which means that the ears of rice ripen and become red. Like the other gods connected to the emperor, Amenohoakari's name is also related to rice and is worshiped as the sun god and the god of agriculture.[10]

Tomb
Tomb of Nigihayahi

The tomb of Nigihayahi-no-mikoto is located on Mount Shiraniwa in Shiraniwadai, Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture.[11]

Shrines to worship

Masumida Shrine

  • Masumida Shrine - The first shrine of Owari Province. (The deity Amahimyo-no-mikoto is also called Amateru Kuniteruhiko Amahimyo-no-mikoto in the shrine tradition.
  • Kago Shrine - The first shrine in Moto-Ise. (The deity Hikohimyo-no-mikoto is also known as Amateru Kuniteru Hikohimyo-no-mikoto, or Hotohotemikoto, according to the shrine tradition.

See Also

Notes
  1. The authenticity of the contents is questionable
  2. The Kaifu clan, like the Owari clan, are descendants of Amanohiyakumei-no-mikoto and not of Nineiyakumei-no-mikoto

References
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  6. Okimori, Takuya (2005). Harima-no-kuni Fudoki. Japan: Yamakawa Shuppansha. ISBN 4634593912.
  7. Hoga, Toshio (2006). Kokuho「Amabe-shi Keizu」he no gimon, Kokigi no Heya (国宝「海部氏系図」への疑問 古樹紀之房間). Japan.
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  10. Motoori, Norinaga (2011). Kojiki-den. Nabu Press. ISBN 978-1178814958.
  11. "饒速日命墳墓 · 日本、〒630-0136 奈良県生駒市白庭台５丁目９−１". 饒速日命墳墓 · 日本、〒630-0136 奈良県生駒市白庭台５丁目９−１ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  12. "Nihon Shoki Vol. 3 Jimmu Emperor Ki"
  13. See Hiko Shrine
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