Kami (Shinto deity)
Futotama no Mikoto
太玉命
Futotama is handed down as the ancestral kami of the Inbe clan. In the story of Ama no Iwato, Futotama prepares divination and ritual implements with Ame no Koyane no Mikoto and holds up the offering of gohei.
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What kind of kami
Futotama is handed down as the ancestral kami of the Inbe clan. In the story of Ama no Iwato, Futotama prepares divination and ritual implements with Ame no Koyane no Mikoto and holds up the offering of gohei.
Source: 國學院大學
What the myths hand down
After Amaterasu Ōmikami came out of the rock cave, Futotama is told to have stretched a rope behind her to prevent her from going back inside. Futotama also appears as a kami who accompanies the descent of the heavenly grandson.
Source: 國學院大學
Links between the sources and faith
The name is written Futotama no Mikoto (布刀玉命) in the Kojiki and Futotama no Mikoto (太玉命) in the Nihon Shoki. Kokugakuin University explains the relationship between the role of the ritual implements depicted in the myths and the ritual duties of the Inbe clan.
Source: 國學院大學
An example of a chant (in Japanese)
祓え給い、清め給え、神（かむ）ながら守り給い、幸（さきわ）え給え
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Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「布刀玉命」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「布刀玉命」」（2026-10-15 確認）