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Takemikazuchi ( or , "Brave-Awful-Possessing"〔 or "Thunder-God")〔 is a deity in Japanese mythology, considered a god of thunder and sword god. He also competed in what is considered the first sumo wrestling match recorded in mythology. He is otherwise known as Kashima-no-kami, the chief deity revered of the Kashima Shrine at Kashima, Ibaraki (and all other subsidiary Kashima shrines).〔〔 In the ''namazu-e'' or catfish pictures of the Edo Period, Takemikazuchi/Kashima is depicted attempting to subdue the giant catfish supposedly dwelling at the of the Japanese land-mass and causing its earthquakes.〔 (See image above right). ==Forms of the name== In the ''Kojiki'' the god's name is sometimes written in the full-blown form "Brave-Awful-Possessing-Male-Deity". He also bears the alternate names and 〔『古事記』text p. 27/ mod. Ja. tr. p.213〕 In the ''Nihon shoki'' different sets of characters are used to represent the name (). Its early translator Aston styled the name simply as Ikazuchi no Kami or "The Thunder-God".〔, pp.28-9;〕 Also a more simple notation (建雷命) is employed as well.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Takemikazuchi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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