Japanese noble family
Yamato no Kuni no Miyatsuko was a title held by the clan
[a] who ruled the central region of the later
Yamato Province .
[1] Kuni no Miyatsuko were regional rulers subordinate to the
Emperor of Japan . After the position was abolished they remained prominent as the priests of
Ōyamato Shrine . Other kuni no miyatsuko this happened to include the
Izumo clan of
Izumo-taisha , the
Aso clan of
Aso Shrine , the
Owari clan of
Atsuta Shrine , the
Munakata clan [
ja ] of
Munakata Taisha ,
[2] and the
Amabe clan of
Kono Shrine
[3]
Their
Ujigami or clan god is
Yamato Okunitama of
Ōyamato Shrine
[4] Some scholars interpret the kami as being a variant or epithet of
Ōmononushi who has much more widespread worship.
[5]
[6] : 22 There is a complex myth about the origins of modern worship of
Yamato Okunitama during the reign of
Emperor Sujin .
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
History
Hibara Shrine , at the foot of
Mount Miwa in
Sakurai, Nara , identified as the place where the Yata-no-Kagami and the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi were first enshrined after their removal from the imperial palace.
During
Jimmu's Eastern Expedition
Saonetsuhiko [
ja ] was given the position of governor of
Yamato Province by
Emperor Jimmu .
[11] And Saonetsuhiko became their ancestor.
[12]
There is a complex myth about the reign of
Emperor Sujin and its link to the worship of
Yamato Okunitama and
Amaterasu . There was a crisis during his reign and eventually the worship of
Amaterasu and
Yamato Okunitama were moved out of the imperial palace to separate shrines.
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
Worship of Amaterasu moved to
Hibara Shrine and then many other shrines called
Moto-Ise Shrines [
ja ] until eventually reaching
Ise Jingu .
[5]
By contrast the worship of
Yamato Okunitama moved to
Oyamato Shrine , near
Hibara Shrine and
Omiwa Shrine . Yamato Okunitama was first entrusted to a daughter of
Emperor Sujin named
Nunaki-iri-hime [
ja ] , but shortly afterwards, her health began to fail. It is recorded that she became emaciated and lost all of her hair, which rendered her unable to perform her duties.
[13] These efforts still did not alleviate the ongoing plague, so Sujin decreed that a
divination be performed sometime during the 7th year of his reign, that would involve him making a trip to the plain of Kami-asaji, and invoking the
eighty myriad deities .
[13]
After the divination,
Ichishi no Nagaochi [
ja ] , a descendant of
Shinetsuhiko [
ja ] would conduct the rites pertaining to Okunitama, replacing the emaciated Nunaki-iri-hime.
[5]
Ichishi no Nagaochi [
ja ] would be the ancestor of the Yamato no Kuni no Miyatsuko.
[14]
Agoko no Sukune [
ja ] was a notable member of the clan and governor of Yamato Province
[15]
See also
Notes
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Secondary sources
External links
Miwa and Yamato Faith
Miwa Faith
Deities Shrines historical figures misc
Yamato Faith
Deities Shrines historical figures misc