Ame-no-Tajikarao

Ame-no-Tajikarao
God of Physical Power, Strength and Sports
Japanese	アメノタヂカラオ
Greek equivalent	Heracles

Ame-no-tajikarao (アメノタジカラオ) is a Japanese deity. Ame-no-tajikarao is written as 天手力男神 in Kojiki, and 天手力雄神 in Nihon Shoki. Tajikarao's name means heaven hand power.

Shrines

Ame-no-tajikaro is a god of sports and physical power, and is worshipped at these shrines

• Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮) - Ise, Mie Prefecture
• Togakushi Shrine (戸隠神社) - Nagano city, Nagano Prefecture
• Sana Shrine (佐那神社) - Taki District, Mie Prefecture
• Iwatowake Shrine (伊波止和気神社) - Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture
• Haseyamaguchisuwa Shrine (長谷山口坐神社) - Sakurai (city), Nara Prefecture
• Shirai Shrine (白井神社) - Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture
• Oyama Shrine (雄山神社) - Nakaniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture
• Tejikarao Shrine (手力雄神社) - Gifu (city), Gifu Prefecture
• Tejikarao Shrine (手力雄神社) - Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture
• Ōmatsuri-ame-no-iwatohiko Shrine (大祭天石門彦神社) - Hamada (city), Shimane Prefecture
• Ama-no-iwatowake Yasukutama-nushi-amatsukami Shrine (天石門別安國玉主天神社) - Takaoka District, Kōchi Prefecture
• Toake Shrine (戸明神社) - Kitakyushu (city), Fukuoka Prefecture
• Ame-no-ta-nagao Shrine (天手長男神社) - Iki, Nagasaki Prefecture
• Takuzudama Shrine (多久頭魂神社) - Tsushima (city), Nagasaki Prefecture

Other websites

• Amenotajikarao - History of Japan Database