The negotiator of the land transfer
Futsunushi 経津主命
Also known as: Futsunushi-no-Kami
The myth
Futsunushi is a sword god sent down with Takemikazuchi to Izumo, to ask Ōkuninushi to hand the land over to Amaterasu's descendants.
The land was settled without a full-scale war. He is the main kami of Katori Jingū in Chiba, a pair with Takemikazuchi at nearby Kashima, and both were later brought to Kasuga Taisha in Nara.
What people pray to Futsunushi for
- Work and career
- Victory in competition
- Warding off misfortune
Why: As a god of decisive negotiation who settled the land without all-out war, he is prayed to for decisions and progress at work.
Where to meet Futsunushi
The element shown is the one used by Kamimap's fun guardian-kami quiz, based on traditional five-element associations. It is not a religious teaching.