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Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto: Record in the Nihon Shoki, Description in mythology & Lunar shrines dedicated to Tsukuyomi

Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読; Japanese pronunciation: [t͡sɨ̥.kɯ̈́.jó̞.mʲí]) or Tsukiyomi (ツキヨミ; [t͡sɨ̥.k̟ʲí.jó̞.mʲí]), also Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (ツクヨミノミコト, 月読命; [t͡sɨ̥.kɯ̈́.jó̞.mʲí nó̞ mʲí.kó̞.tó̞]), is the moon kami in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. The name "Tsukuyomi" is a compound of the Old Japanese words tsuku (月; "moon, month", becoming modern…

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Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto topic overview

The analysis highlights Record in the Nihon Shoki, Description in mythology and Lunar shrines dedicated to Tsukuyomi as prominent areas in the source structure around Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto.

Related topics
84
Source areas
8
Connected nodes
92
Extracted relationships
64
Concept neighborhoods
33
Bridge connections
92

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Record in the Nihon Shoki · 35 topics
Description in mythology · 13 topics
Lunar shrines dedicated to Tsukuyomi · 11 topics
Myth · 9 topics
Overview · 7 topics
The Meaning of the Name Tsukuyomi · 6 topics
In Tenrikyo · 2 topics
The Writing of “Tsukuyomi” · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Consort
Amaterasu (some myths)
Other names
Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読), Tsukiyomi (ツキヨミ), 月読尊、月弓尊、月夜見尊、月讀尊
Parents
Izanagi (Kojiki) Izanagi and Izanami (Nihon Shoki)
Region
Japan
Siblings
Amaterasu Susanoo (and others)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Myth

Description in mythology

Record in the Nihon Shoki

The Writing of “Tsukuyomi”

The Meaning of the Name Tsukuyomi

In Tenrikyo

Lunar shrines dedicated to Tsukuyomi

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto connects Entity context

The extracted context around Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Dewa, Famous Japanese Mountains, Gassan Shrine, Iki City, Imperial, Inner Shrine, Kyoto City, Kōtai Jingū, Mount Gassan, Outer Shrine, The, The Lunar, The Tsukuyomi Shrine, Three Mountains, Toyo’uke Daijingū, Tsukiyomi-no-miya, Tsukuyomi Shrine, Yamagata Prefecture Another extracted example is Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Age, Amaterasu, Amaterasu-Ōmikami, Gods, He, In, Ishō, Izanagi-no-Mikoto, Muchi, Nihon Shoki, Regarding Tsukuyomi’s, Rule, The, There, This. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto

Top relations

related to Lunar shrines dedicated to Tsukuyomi · 18
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Dewa, Famous Japanese Mountains, Gassan Shrine, Iki City, Imperial, Inner Shrine, Kyoto City, Kōtai Jingū, Mount Gassan, Outer Shrine, The, The Lunar, The Tsukuyomi Shrine, Three Mountains, Toyo’uke Daijingū, Tsukiyomi-no-miya, Tsukuyomi Shrine, Yamagata Prefecture
related to Age of the Gods · 15
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Age, Amaterasu, Amaterasu-Ōmikami, Gods, He, In, Ishō, Izanagi-no-Mikoto, Muchi, Nihon Shoki, Regarding Tsukuyomi’s, Rule, The, There, This
related to The Writing of “Tsukuyomi” · 14
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Generally, In, Kojiki, Man’yōshū, Moon God, Nihon Shoki, Old Japanese, Tsukihito-otoko, Tsukiyomi, Tsukiyumi-no-Mikoto, Tsukuyomi, Tsukuyomi-otoko, When, Yamashiro Fudoki
related to External links · 4
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Japanese History Database, Media, Wikimedia CommonsTsukiyomi, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Consort · 1
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Amaterasu (some myths)
Other names · 1
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読), Tsukiyomi (ツキヨミ), 月読尊、月弓尊、月夜見尊、月讀尊
Parents · 1
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Izanagi (Kojiki) Izanagi and Izanami (Nihon Shoki)
Region · 1
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Japan
Siblings · 1
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Amaterasu Susanoo (and others)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

tsukuyomi moon amaterasu also shoki nihon kojiki god said name deity sun japanese shrine ukemochi amaterasu-ōmikami food one rule izanagi

Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 64 structured relationships around Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto. Examples in this analysis include Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Consort → Amaterasu (some myths) and Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto → Other names → Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読), Tsukiyomi (ツキヨミ), 月読尊、月弓尊、月夜見尊、月讀尊. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tsukuyomi-no-MikotoConsortAmaterasu (some myths)1.00infobox
Tsukuyomi-no-MikotoOther namesTsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読), Tsukiyomi (ツキヨミ), 月読尊、月弓尊、月夜見尊、月讀尊1.00infobox
Tsukuyomi-no-MikotoParentsIzanagi (Kojiki) Izanagi and Izanami (Nihon Shoki)1.00infobox
Tsukuyomi-no-MikotoRegionJapan1.00infobox
Tsukuyomi-no-MikotoSiblingsAmaterasu Susanoo (and others)1.00infobox
the death of peopleinstance ofcausing calamities0.80text
the withering of green mountainsinstance ofcausing calamities0.80text
Nikolai Nevskyinstance ofby scholars0.80text
Shinobu Orikuchiinstance ofby scholars0.80text
and Eiichirō Ishida.Other examples of the moon personified in Man’yōshū poems include terms such asinstance ofby scholars0.80text
later so-yō-chōinstance ofand since systems0.80text
Tsukiyomi-no-miyainstance ofLunar shrines dedicated to TsukuyomiThe Lunar god is enshrined at auxiliary shrines0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include White, Ukemochi and Shrine. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • japanese mythology
    • Mythology
    • Kojiki
    • Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto
    • Yomi
    • God
    • Also
    • Moon
    • Name
    • Tsukuyomi
    • Nihon
    • One
    • Shoki
  • nihon shoki
    • Shoki
    • Kojiki
    • Gods
    • Heaven
    • God
    • Amaterasu
    • Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto
    • Tsukuyomi
    • Sun
    • Said
    • Alongside
    • Man’yōshū
  • amaterasu
    • Govern
    • Night
    • Three
    • Tsukuyomi
    • Heaven
    • Susanoo
    • Shoki
    • Shall
    • Ukemochi
    • Food
    • Rule
    • Kojiki
  • kojiki
    • Nihon
    • Shoki
    • Mythology
    • Born
    • Susanoo-no-mikoto
    • Tsukuyomi
    • Food
    • Said
    • Alongside
    • Man’yōshū
    • Amaterasu
    • Heaven
  • moon
    • God
    • Sun
    • Tsukuyomi
    • Man’yōshū
    • Shoki
    • Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto
    • Name
    • Nihon
    • Gods
    • Yomi
    • Mythology
    • One
  • amaterasu-ōmikami
    • Right
    • Susanoo-no-mikoto
    • Gave
    • Birth
    • Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto
    • Alongside
    • Gods
    • Heaven
    • Sun
    • Said
    • Govern
    • White
  • new moon
    • God
    • Sun
    • Tsukuyomi
    • Man’yōshū
    • Shoki
    • Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto
    • Name
    • Nihon
    • Gods
    • Yomi
    • Mythology
    • One
  • full moon
    • God
    • Sun
    • Tsukuyomi
    • Man’yōshū
    • Shoki
    • Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto
    • Name
    • Nihon
    • Gods
    • Yomi
    • Mythology
    • One

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto with Record in the Nihon Shoki. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto — Record in the Nihon Shoki · splits 57 ⟂ 36
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto — Description in mythology · splits 79 ⟂ 14
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto — Lunar shrines dedicated to Tsukuyomi · splits 81 ⟂ 12
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto — Myth · splits 83 ⟂ 10
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto — Overview · splits 85 ⟂ 8
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto — The Meaning of the Name Tsukuyomi · splits 86 ⟂ 7
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto — In Tenrikyo · splits 90 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto

Nodes93
Edges92
Triples64
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021505
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Record in the Nihon Shoki, Description in mythology & Lunar shrines dedicated to Tsukuyomi, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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