| Type: | Shinto |
| Cult Centre: | Yasaka Shrine |
| Father: | Susanoo-no-Mikoto |
| Mother: | Kushinadahime |
| Spouse: | Konohanachiru-hime |
Yashimajinumi (八島士奴美神) is a Japanese god.[1]
His name "Mighty Master Ruling Eightfold Isles" implies he ruled over all of Japan.
He is the son of Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinadahime.[2] [3] and father of [4] and husband of Konohanachiru-hime.
He is part of the long line from Susanoo-no-Mikoto to Ōkuninushi.
He has other names in the Nihongi. These include Suga no yuyamanushi mina samoruhiko yashimajino and Suga no yuina saka karuhiko yashimade no mikoto.
He is the son of Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinadahime. He appears in the Kojiki, an old Japanese text. He is the first in a line of seventeen generations from Susanoo. The Nihongi has a different version of his lineage. It places Ōkuninushi as his descendant in the fifth generation. The Kojiki says Ōkuninushi is in the sixth generation. Yashimajinumi married Ōyamatsumi's daughter, Konohanachiru-hime. This marriage links him to Ōkuninushi.
Yashimajinumi's role is important in Japanese mythology. He connects various deities in these stories. His family ties show the relationships among the gods in ancient texts..
He is worshipped at Yasaka Shrine.[5]
Suga Shrine, claims to stand on the site of the palace Shinto deity Susanoo built after defeating the Yamata no Orochi, enshrines Susanoo, Kushinadahime, and their son Yashimajinumi.[6]