Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi (天叢雲剣)Īlso known as the Kusanagi no Tsurugi (草薙の剣), the “cloud-gathering sword” is hands-down the most famous Japanese legendary sword ever.
Today, the spirit of the sword is enshrined at Isonokami Shrine in Nara Prefecture. In another legend, it was also the divine sword given to Emperor Jimmu during his campaign against the monsters and deities of the Kumano region. Futsunomitama (布都御魂)įutunomitama was the Totsuka no Tsurugi wielded by Takemikazuchi (建御雷), the Shinto God of Thunder, during the mythical quelling of the Middle Country (i.e. The bloodshed then gave birth to new triads of important Shinto Gods.įor some anthropologists and historians, this myth is considered symbolic of Japan’s eternal struggle with volcanoes.
After his wife Izanami died giving birth to Kagutsuchi (加具土), the God of Fire, Izanagi used this sword to behead his fiery offspring. The Totsuka no Tsurugi wielded by Izanagi, Male Progenitor God of Shintoism. Susanoo battling the vicious Orochi Serpent with his Totsuka no Tsurugi.
