Yata No Kagami (八汰鏡 Yata No Kagami?) el espejo sagrado, es parte de los Tesoros Imperiales de Japón. Dice estar guardado en el Santuario de Ise, en la Prefectura de Mie, Japón. Su prohibición al acceso del mismo dificulta la veracidad de la información. El espejo representa la sabiduría y la honestidad. En la Mitología japonesa, el espejo fue colgado de un árbol por la diosa Ame-no-Uzume para enseñar el reflejo de Amaterasu al salir, mientras ella se mantenía encerrada en una cueva. Junto a la espada Kusanagi, estos elementos fueron pasados al nieto de Amaterasu, Ninigi-no-Mikoto para pacificar Japón. Desde ése momento, formaron parte de los tesoros nacionales que pasan de generación en generación en la Casa Imperial Japonesa.

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Yata no Kagami (八咫鏡) is a sacred mirror that is part of the Imperial Regalia of Japan. It is said to be housed in Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan, although a lack of public access makes this difficult to verify. The Yata no Kagami represents "wisdom" or "honesty," depending on the source. Its name literally means "The Eight Hand Mirror," a reference to its octagonal shape. Mirrors in ancient Japan represented truth because they merely reflected what was shown, and were a source of much mystique and reverence (being uncommon items). Japanese folklore is rich in stories of life before mirrors were commonplace. In the Japanese mythology this mirror and the Yasakani no magatama were hung from a tree to lure out Amaterasu from a cave. They were given to Amaterasu's grandson, Ninigi-no-Mikoto, when he went to pacify Japan along with the sword Kusanagi. From there, the treasures passed into the hands of the Imperial House of Japan. In the year 1040 (Chōkyū 1, 9th month), the compartment which contained the Sacred Mirror was burned in a fire. Whether that mirror was irrevocably lost or not, it is said to be housed today in Ise Grand Shrine, while a replica is enshrined in Three Palace Sanctuaries of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo,

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