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Tsukuyomi

  • Writer: Mythology
    Mythology
  • Nov 19, 2019
  • 1 min read

Updated: Nov 26, 2019


Tsukuyomi (月読) is the god of the moon. He was born when Izanagi washed his right eye, after his sister Amaterasu (who was born when Izanagi washed his left eye).


Fun fact! Tsukuyomi is the name of a ninja technic in the anime Naruto.


Myths where Tsukuyomi appears



Sources:

History of Japan (2018) Tsukiyomi. Retrieved from https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/tsukiyomi/

Images from Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

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