List of sacred objects in Japanese mythology

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The following is a list of sacred objects in Japanese mythology.

A[]

• Amenonuhoko (Japanese: 天沼矛)
• Azusa Yumi (Japanese: 梓弓)

G[]

• Gohei (Japanese: 御幣)
• Goshintai (Japanese: 御神体)

H[]

• Hama Yumi (Japanese: 破魔弓)
• Heisoku (Japanese: 幣束)

I[]

• Imperial Regalia of Japan (Japanese: 三種の神器)

K[]

• Kagura suzu (Japanese: 神楽鈴)
• Kusanagi (Japanese: 草薙の剣)
• Koma-inu (Japanese: 狛犬)

M[]

• Mitamashiro (Japanese: 御霊代)

N[]

• Nihongo or Nippongo (Japanese: 日本号)

O[]

• O-fuda (Japanese: 御札)
• O-mamori (Japanese: 御守 or Japanese: お守り)
• O-mikuji (Japanese: 御御籤, Japanese: 御神籤 or Japanese: おみくじ)
• Onbe (Japanese: 御幣)
• O-nenju (Japanese: 念珠 or Japanese: 数珠)
• Ōnusa (Japanese: 大麻)
• Otegine (Japanese: 御手杵)

S[]

• Shide (Japanese: 紙垂)
• Shintai (Japanese: 神体)
• Shimenawa (Japanese: 注連縄)
• Suzu (Japanese: 鈴)

T[]

• Tide jewels
• Three Sacred Treasures (Japanese: 三種の神器)
• The Three Great Spears of Japan
• Tonbokiri (Japanese: 蜻蛉切)
• Torii (Japanese: 鳥居)

U[]

• Uchide-no-Kozuchi (Japanese: 打ち出の小槌)

Y[]

• Yasakani no Magatama (Japanese: 八尺瓊曲玉)
• Yata no kagami (Japanese: 八咫鏡)

See also[]

• Glossary of Shinto
• Japanese mythology
• Shinto

External links[]

• Shinto Concepts