According to "Kotai jingu gishikisho (Book of Rituals and Ceremonies of Kotai Jinja Shrine)," Tsukuyomi no mikoto was worshipped at 'Tsukiyominomiya ichiin' (the main temple of Tsukiyominomiya Shrine) and described as 'Tsukuyomi. He was a figure of a man riding a horse and was clothed in purple, wearing a golden sword. He was clothed in purple, wearing a golden sword,' and Tsukuyomi, whose gender is never mentioned in "Kojiki" nor "Nihon Shoki," is depicted here as a man riding a horse and carrying a sword.
『皇太神宮儀式帳』では、「月讀宮一院」の祭神に、月讀命。御形ハ馬ニ乘ル男ノ形。紫ノ御衣ヲ着、金作ノ太刀ヲ佩キタマフ。紫ノ御衣ヲ着、金作ノ太刀ヲ佩キタマフ。と記しており、記紀神話では性別に関する記述の一切無い月読命が、太刀を佩いた騎馬の男の姿とされている。