Tsukuyomi or Tsukiyomi, also known as Tsukuyomi-no-kami, is the moon god in Shinto and Japanese mythology. The name Tsukuyomi is a combination of the Japanese words moon/month (tsuki) and "read; count" (yomu). Another interpretation of its name is the combination of "Moonlit Night" (Tsukiyo) and a verb meaning "Looking at" (miru). Yet another interpretation says that the kanji for "bow" (弓, yumi) was corrupted with the kanji for "yomi".

Tsukuyomi or, Tsukiyomi-no-mikoto, is the God of the Moon and ruler of the night in Japanese mythology. According to ancient Kojiki records, Tsukuyomi is the second of the "Three Noble Children" (Mihashira-no-uzu-no-miko) who rule Heaven. The noble trinity is born from the purification ritual of the god Izanagi, who together with the goddess Izanami created the islands that would form Japan.

After ascending the celestial ladder, Tsukuyomi lived in "paradise", also known as Takamagahara, with her sister Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess.

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