| Amaterasu Oomikami, who worried that tosei (Eastern expedition of the Emperor Jinmu) was making little progress, had a talk with Takemikazuchi no Kami, and gave a sacred sword (Futsu no mitama) to Takakuraji, a resident in Kumano, then Takakuraji presented this sword to Iwarehikono Mikoto. |
東征がはかばかしくないことを憂えた天照大御神は武甕槌神と相談して、霊剣（布都御魂）を熊野の住民の高倉下に授け、高倉下はこの剣を磐余彦に献上した。 |