Eight imperial kami of Kashihara

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The Eight imperial kami of Kashihara are a group of deified early Japanese imperial figures, centered on Emperor Jimmu and his close relatives, venerated as ancestral gods of the imperial line at Kashihara Jingū.

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto kami ⓘ
group of deities ⓘ
imperial ancestral deities ⓘ
associatedPeriod legendary age of Japan ⓘ
associatedWith Japanese imperial family ⓘ
foundation of Japan ⓘ
imperial mythology ⓘ
associatedWithText Kojiki ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ
centeredOn Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
cultCenter Kashihara Jingū ⓘ
describedAs ancestral gods of the imperial line ⓘ
hasAttribute ancestral authority ⓘ
imperial legitimacy ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance focus of Kashihara Jingū festivals ⓘ
symbol of imperial origins ⓘ
hasMainSanctuary Kashihara Jingū ⓘ
hasPart Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
Hikohohodemi no Mikoto ⓘ
Hikoitsuse no Mikoto ⓘ
linked to: Itsuse no Mikoto

Inahi no Mikoto ⓘ
Kamuyaimimi ⓘ
Mikenu no Mikoto ⓘ
Sano no Mikoto ⓘ
Tagishimimi ⓘ
hasRole protective deities of the imperial house ⓘ
hasType imperial cult ⓘ
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kashihara, Nara ⓘ
linked to: Kashihara

Nara Prefecture ⓘ
mythology Japanese mythology ⓘ
numberOfMembers 8 ⓘ
partOf imperial cult of Japan ⓘ
religion Shinto ⓘ
veneratedAt Kashihara Jingū ⓘ
worshipPractice imperial rituals ⓘ
state rites ⓘ

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Kashihara Jingū → enshrines → Eight imperial kami of Kashihara ⓘ
Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture → hasAdministrativeCenter → Kashihara (historically associated urban center nearby) ⓘ
linked to: Eight imperial kami of Kashihara