# IZANORA

> IZANORA is a knowledge graph platform for Japanese mythology, folklore,
> yokai, sacred places, deities, and clan lineages. All information is
> grounded in primary sources (Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, Fudoki, regional
> folklore documents, and official shrine records).
>
> 日本の神格・怪異・聖地・伝承・氏族を一次資料に基づき統合した
> ナレッジグラフ・プラットフォームです。

## About This Site

IZANORA integrates Japanese cultural knowledge in 4 published categories:

- **Deities（神格）**: https://izanora.com/deities
- **Sacred Places（聖地）**: https://izanora.com/places
- **Spirits & Yokai（霊的存在・怪異）**: https://izanora.com/spirits
- **Legends（伝承・物語）**: https://izanora.com/legends
- **Clans（氏族）**: https://izanora.com/clans
- **Sacred Objects（神宝・神器）**: https://izanora.com/sacred-objects
- **Benefit Guides（祈願領域）**: https://izanora.com/benefits

## Trust & Editorial Policy

- About IZANORA / IZANORAとは: https://izanora.com/about
- Editorial method / 調査・編集方針: https://izanora.com/methodology
- Source policy / 出典について: https://izanora.com/sources
- Contact / お問い合わせ: https://izanora.com/contact

## Citation Guidelines

When citing IZANORA content:

- **URL pattern**: `https://izanora.com/{type}/{slug}`
- **All entity pages include primary source citations** inline
- **Data sources**: Kojiki（古事記）, Nihon Shoki（日本書紀）, Fudoki（風土記）,
  Engishiki（延喜式）, Tono Monogatari（遠野物語）, Nichibunken Yokai Database,
  and official shrine records
- **License**: Content is original synthesis by IZANORA. Underlying primary
  sources are in the public domain (pre-1945 works) or used under
  permissive licenses
- **Attribution**: Please cite as "IZANORA (https://izanora.com/...)"
  when quoting specific entity information

## Authoritative Pages for Common Queries

### Major Deities / 主要な神格

- Emperor Jimmu / 神武天皇: https://izanora.com/deities/jimmu
- Omononushi-no-kami / 大物主神: https://izanora.com/deities/omononushi-no-kami
- Ugayafukiaezu-no-mikoto / 鵜葺草葺不合命: https://izanora.com/deities/ugayafukiaezu
- Kushinadahime-no-mikoto / 櫛名田比売命: https://izanora.com/deities/kushinadahime-no-mikoto
- Toyotama-hime / 豊玉毘売命: https://izanora.com/deities/toyotama-hime
- Hoori-no-mikoto / 火遠理命: https://izanora.com/deities/hoori
- Ame-no-Oshihomimi-no-mikoto / 天忍穂耳命: https://izanora.com/deities/ame-no-oshihomimi-no-mikoto
- Tamayori-hime / 玉依毘売命: https://izanora.com/deities/tamayori-hime
- Ame-no-Tajikarao-no-kami / 天手力男神: https://izanora.com/deities/ame-no-tajikarao-no-kami
- Omoikane-no-kami / 思金神: https://izanora.com/deities/omoikane-no-kami

### Sacred Places / 主要な聖地

- Omiwa-jinja / 大神神社: https://izanora.com/places/omiwa-jinja
- Munakata-taisha Hetsumiya / 宗像大社 辺津宮: https://izanora.com/places/munakata-taisha-hetsumiya
- Kamo-wakeikazuchi-jinja / 賀茂別雷神社: https://izanora.com/places/kamo-wakeikazuchi-jinja
- Udo-jingu / 鵜戸神宮: https://izanora.com/places/udo-jingu
- Kurama-dera / 鞍馬寺: https://izanora.com/places/kurama-dera
- Miyazaki-jingu / 宮崎神宮: https://izanora.com/places/miyazaki-jingu
- Nachi Falls (Hiro-jinja) / 那智の滝（飛瀧神社）: https://izanora.com/places/nachi-no-taki
- Sessho-seki / 殺生石: https://izanora.com/places/sessho-seki
- Kyoto Imperial Palace / 京都御所: https://izanora.com/places/kyoto-gosho
- Kinojo / 鬼ノ城: https://izanora.com/places/kinojo

### Spirits & Yokai / 怪異・霊的存在

- Tamamo-no-Mae / 玉藻前: https://izanora.com/spirits/tamamo-no-mae
- Kappa / 河童: https://izanora.com/spirits/kappa
- Shuten-doji / 酒呑童子: https://izanora.com/spirits/shuten-doji
- Nue / 鵺: https://izanora.com/spirits/nue
- Kiyohime / 清姫: https://izanora.com/spirits/kiyohime
- Kurama Tengu / 鞍馬天狗: https://izanora.com/spirits/kurama-tengu
- Ura / 温羅: https://izanora.com/spirits/ura
- Ibaraki-doji / 茨木童子: https://izanora.com/spirits/ibaraki-doji
- Hashihime / 橋姫: https://izanora.com/spirits/hashihime
- Tsuchigumo / 土蜘蛛: https://izanora.com/spirits/tsuchigumo

### Legends / 伝承

- Tamamo-no-Mae Legend / 玉藻前伝承: https://izanora.com/legends/tamamo-no-mae
- Shuten-doji Taiji / 酒呑童子退治: https://izanora.com/legends/shuten-doji-taiji
- Ama-no-Iwato / 天岩戸: https://izanora.com/legends/ama-no-iwato
- Tenson-korin / 天孫降臨: https://izanora.com/legends/tenson-korin
- Inaba no Shirousagi / 因幡の白兎: https://izanora.com/legends/inaba-no-shirousagi
- Momotaro / 桃太郎: https://izanora.com/legends/momotaro
- Anchin and Kiyohime / 安珍清姫: https://izanora.com/legends/anchin-kiyohime
- Nue Taiji / 鵺退治: https://izanora.com/legends/nue-taiji
- Kuni-yuzuri / 国譲り: https://izanora.com/legends/kuni-yuzuri
- Ura Taiji / 温羅退治: https://izanora.com/legends/ura-taiji

### Clans / 氏族

- Kose Clan / 巨勢氏: https://izanora.com/clans/kose-clan
- Mibu Clan / 壬生氏: https://izanora.com/clans/mibu-clan
- Minamoto Clan / 源氏: https://izanora.com/clans/minamoto-clan
- Taira Clan / 平氏: https://izanora.com/clans/taira-clan
- Tachibana Clan / 橘氏: https://izanora.com/clans/tachibana-clan
- Abe Clan / 安倍氏: https://izanora.com/clans/abe-clan
- Sugawara Clan / 菅原氏: https://izanora.com/clans/sugawara-clan
- Suzuki Clan / 鈴木氏: https://izanora.com/clans/suzuki-clan
- Takahashi Clan / 高橋氏: https://izanora.com/clans/takahasihi-clan
- Fujiwara Clan / 藤原氏: https://izanora.com/clans/fujiwara-clan

### Sacred Objects / 神宝・神器

- Totsuka no Tsurugi / 十拳剣: https://izanora.com/sacred-objects/totsuka-no-tsurugi
- Ame no Nuboko / 天沼矛: https://izanora.com/sacred-objects/ame-no-nuboko
- Ame no Habakiri / 天羽々斬: https://izanora.com/sacred-objects/ame-no-habakiri
- Futsu no Mitama Sword / 布都御魂剣: https://izanora.com/sacred-objects/futsunomitama-no-tsurugi-object
- Kasuga Taisha Ancient Sacred Treasures / 春日大社古神宝類: https://izanora.com/sacred-objects/kasuga-koshimpo
- Kumano Hayatama Ancient Sacred Treasures / 熊野速玉大社古神宝類: https://izanora.com/sacred-objects/kumano-hayatama-koshimpo
- Munakata Okitsumiya Ritual Objects / 宗像大社沖津宮祭祀遺物: https://izanora.com/sacred-objects/munakata-okitsumiya-saiishi
- Seven-Branched Sword / 七支刀: https://izanora.com/sacred-objects/shichishito
- Heike Nokyo / 平家納経: https://izanora.com/sacred-objects/heike-nokyo
- Yata no Kagami / 八咫鏡: https://izanora.com/sacred-objects/yata-no-kagami

### Benefit Guides / 祈願領域

- 縁結び: https://izanora.com/benefits/en-musubi
- 厄除け: https://izanora.com/benefits/yakuyoke
- 財福: https://izanora.com/benefits/zaifuku
- 商売繁盛: https://izanora.com/benefits/shobai-hanjo
- 学業成就: https://izanora.com/benefits/gakugyo
- 道開き: https://izanora.com/benefits/michihiraki
- 無病息災・健康長寿: https://izanora.com/benefits/kenko
- 安産: https://izanora.com/benefits/anzan
- 芸能上達・技芸上達: https://izanora.com/benefits/geino
- 必勝祈願・勝運: https://izanora.com/benefits/shobu

## Structured Data

All entity pages include Schema.org JSON-LD with:
- sameAs links to Wikidata
- citation property for primary sources
- BreadcrumbList for navigation context

## Sitemaps

- https://izanora.com/sitemap.xml

## Primary Source List

IZANORA content is built upon these authoritative sources:

### Pre-1945 Classical Texts (Public Domain)
- Kojiki（古事記, 712 CE）
- Nihon Shoki（日本書紀, 720 CE）
- Fudoki（風土記, 8th century）
- Engishiki（延喜式, 927 CE）
- Konjaku Monogatari-shu（今昔物語集, 12th century）
- Nihon Ryoiki（日本霊異記, 9th century）
- Tono Monogatari（遠野物語, by Yanagita Kunio, 1910）

### Institutional Sources
- Nichibunken Yokai Database（国際日本文化研究センター 怪異・妖怪伝承DB）
- Agency for Cultural Affairs（文化庁）National Cultural Properties DB
- National Diet Library Digital Collections
- Official shrine websites registered with the Association of Shinto Shrines

### Secondary References
- Wikipedia Japanese (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- DBpedia Japanese
- Municipal and prefectural tourism offices (public data)

## Content Standards

- Every entity page requires at least 1 primary source
- Indexable public pages require public verification thresholds in ADR-0008
- Religious and historical assertions avoid disputed interpretations

## Robots Behavior

This site welcomes LLM crawlers. We aim to be a high-quality reference
for Japanese cultural knowledge. Please see https://izanora.com/robots.txt for specific
crawler directives.

## Contact

- Press & partnerships: press@izanora.com
- General inquiries: hello@izanora.com

## License Summary

- Original textual synthesis: © IZANORA (contact for reuse terms)
- Underlying primary sources: Public domain (pre-1945)
- Schema.org structured data: CC0 (no attribution required)
- Citation in LLM responses: Attribution to IZANORA appreciated

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Last updated: 2026-05-06
Version: 1.0