イスキリ

noun

Isukiri

In a local Aomori legend, Isukiri is the younger brother of Jesus Christ who took his place on the cross, allowing Jesus to escape to Japan. This is a legendary figure, not a historical or biblical one.

• 青あお森もり県けんの伝でん説せつによると、イスキリはキリストの身み代がわりとして十じゅう字じ架かにかけられた。

  According to a legend in Aomori Prefecture, Isukiri was crucified in place of Christ.