Yomi
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Yomi is the shadowy land of the dead in Japanese mythology, often depicted as a gloomy underworld where the deceased reside.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterlife realm
ⓘ
location in Japanese mythology ⓘ mythological place ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedBy | taboo on returning from the dead ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Izanami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
darkness
ⓘ
death ⓘ impurity ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese legendary place
ⓘ
mythological underworld ⓘ |
| connectedTo | world of the living ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Takama-ga-hara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
heaven ⓘ |
| cosmicPosition | under the earth in mythic cosmology ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | one of the realms of existence ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| describedAs |
gloomy underworld
ⓘ
shadowy land of the dead ⓘ |
| entranceLocation | Yomotsu Hirasaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | often written with characters for "yellow springs" (黄泉) ⓘ |
| exitBlockedBy | boulder at Yomotsu Hirasaka ⓘ |
| function | realm where the deceased reside ⓘ |
| governedBy | Izanami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGate | Yomotsu Hirasaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
absence of sunlight
ⓘ
eternal gloom ⓘ |
| influenced | later Japanese views of the afterlife ⓘ |
| inhabitants | spirits of the dead ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Kojiki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAssociation | pollution of death ⓘ |
| mythicEvent | origin of ritual purification after Izanagi returns ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | place where Izanagi seeks Izanami ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | separation of living and dead ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | unclean place ⓘ |
| realmType | land of the dead ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Ne-no-kuni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokoyo no Kuni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Japanese mythology
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Takama-ga-hara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | irreversibility of death ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Izanagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.