In Japanese mythology

Japanese mythology

Japanese mythology is a system of beliefs that embraces Shinto and Buddhist traditions as well as agriculturally based folk religion. The Shinto pantheon comprises innumerable kami...

, Ajisukitakahikone (also Aji-Suki-Taka-Hiko-Ne) is a god

God

God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....

 of thunder

Thunder

Thunder is the sound made by lightning. Depending on the nature of the lightning and distance of the listener, thunder can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble . The sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within...

. He is the brother of Takemikazuchi

Kashima

Kashima is the name of several places in Japan:*Kashima, Ibaraki, a city in Ibaraki Prefecture*Kashima, Saga, a city in Saga Prefecture*Kashima District, Ibaraki, a district in Ibaraki Prefecture...

 and of Kaminari

Raijin

is a god of lightning, thunder and storms in the Shinto religion and in Japanese mythology.His name is derived from the Japanese words rai and shin . He is typically depicted as a demon beating drums to create thunder, usually with the symbol tomoe drawn on the drums...

 (Raijin). He has a younger sister called Shita-Teru-Hime. In infancy, his crying and screaming were so loud that he had to be placed in a boat

Boat

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 and sailed around the islands of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 until he was calm. In adulthood, he was the father of Takitsuhiko, a rain god.

The Nihon Shoki

Nihon Shoki

The , sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history. It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeologists as it includes the most complete extant historical...

mentions him ascending him to heaven to visit his deceased friend Ame-Waka-Hiko, whom he resembled (very much). The family of the deceased confuses him with the dead person whereupon he gets angry and destroys the mortuary house which falls to earth and becomes the mountain Moyama.