Ama-no-ukihashi
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Ama-no-ukihashi is a mythical "floating bridge of heaven" in Japanese Shinto cosmology that links the heavenly realm of the gods with the earthly world.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto cosmological concept
ⓘ
bridge in mythology ⓘ mythological object ⓘ |
| appearsInText |
Kojiki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Izanagi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Izanami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Shinto mythological places
ⓘ
mythological bridges ⓘ |
| connectsRealm |
Takamagahara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
earth ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation | between Takamagahara and the world below ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction | pathway for kami between realms ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | axis between heavenly and earthly realms ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| describedAs | floating bridge of heaven ⓘ |
| function | connects heaven and earth ⓘ |
| influence | Japanese religious imagination of the world structure ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | heavenly floating bridge ⓘ |
| materiality | non-physical ⓘ |
| medium | myth ⓘ |
| mythology | Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
place from which Izanagi and Izanami stirred the primordial sea
ⓘ
place where gods stand to observe the world ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Takamagahara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shinto cosmology ⓘ |
| sourceType | classical Japanese chronicles ⓘ |
| status | mythical ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | ancient Japan ⓘ |
| transliteration | Ame-no-ukihashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | creation of the Japanese islands ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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