Open Questions

Are the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, the mirror Yata no Kagami and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama actually present today, in the condition tradition describes?

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Divinity Atlas. "Are the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, the mirror Yata no Kagami and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama actually present today, in the condition tradition describes?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/are-the-sword-kusanagi-no-tsurugi-the-mirror-yata-no-kagami-and-the-jewel-yasakani-no-magatama-actually-present-today-in-the-condition-tradition-describes.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Are the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, the mirror Yata no Kagami and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama actually present today, in the condition tradition describes?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/are-the-sword-kusanagi-no-tsurugi-the-mirror-yata-no-kagami-and-the-jewel-yasakani-no-magatama-actually-present-today-in-the-condition-tradition-describes

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-are-the-sword-kusanagi-no-tsurugi-the-mi,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Are the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, the mirror Yata no Kagami and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama actually present today, in the condition tradition describes?},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/are-the-sword-kusanagi-no-tsurugi-the-mirror-yata-no-kagami-and-the-jewel-yasakani-no-magatama-actually-present-today-in-the-condition-tradition-describes},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Open Question

Shinto religious practice keeps all three objects permanently unshown. Atsuta Shrine, Ise Grand Shrine and the Imperial Household Agency have never permitted an outside examination, so nobody outside the shrines and the Agency has verified the objects present or their condition in the modern era.

What would resolve this A supervised non-invasive examination, such as imaging conducted by the custodial shrines or the Imperial Household Agency themselves, since no outside access has ever been permitted.

OpenShinto studies, archaeometryNippon.com, The Imperial Regalia: Japan's Three Sacred Treasures (Nippon.com)

Cross-Tradition Connections