Kunitokotachi-no-mikoto

国常立尊

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Kunitokotachi-no-mikoto is one of the earliest deities named in Japanese creation myths, appearing in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki as among the first kami to emerge when heaven and earth separated. Often associated with the land itself and the primal order of the natural world, this deity is sometimes regarded as a foundational or guardian presence tied to the earth's stability. Interpretations of its role vary across texts and later theological traditions, including Shinto revivalist thought that elevated its significance.