Kami (Shinto deity)
Ame no Tajikarao no Kami
天手力男神
In the scene of Ama no Iwato, Ame no Tajikarao takes the role of taking Amaterasu Ōmikami by the hand and drawing her outside. The name is understood to mean a kami with strong hands.
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What kind of kami
In the scene of Ama no Iwato, Ame no Tajikarao takes the role of taking Amaterasu Ōmikami by the hand and drawing her outside. The name is understood to mean a kami with strong hands.
Source: 國學院大學
What the myths hand down
When Amaterasu Ōmikami peeks outside the rock cave because of the kami's festivities, Ame no Tajikarao takes her hand. Ame no Tajikarao also appears in the section on the descent of the heavenly grandson as a kami accompanying Ninigi no Mikoto.
Source: 國學院大學
Links between the sources and faith
Kokugakuin University introduces interpretations such as that Ame no Tajikarao is a deification of physical strength. We introduce Ame no Tajikarao as a kami who carries strength that, within the story, is joined with the work of the other kami.
Source: 國學院大學
An example of a chant (in Japanese)
祓え給い、清め給え、神（かむ）ながら守り給い、幸（さきわ）え給え
Related shrines and temples
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「天手力男神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「天手力男神」」（2026-10-15 確認）