Amaterasu & Tsukuyomi アマテラス＆ツクヨミ

Tsukuyomi or Tsukiyomi, also known as Tsukuyomi-no-kami, is the moon god in Shinto and Japanese mythology. The name Tsukuyomi is a combination of the Japanese words moon/month (tsuki) and "read; count" (yomu). Another interpretation of its name is the combination of "Moonlit Night" (Tsukiyo) and a verb meaning "Looking at" (miru). Yet another interpretation says that the kanji for "bow" (弓, yumi) was corrupted with the kanji for "yomi". Tsukuyomi or, Tsukiyomi-no-mikoto, is the God of the Moon and ruler of the night in Japanese mythology. According to ancient Kojiki records, Tsukuyomi is the second of the "Three Noble Children" (Mihashira-no-uzu-no-miko) who rule Heaven. The noble trinity i...View all