Kami (Shinto deity)
Iwanagahime
石長比売
Iwanagahime is the daughter of Ōyamatsumi no Kami and the elder sister of Konohanasakuyabime. The sisters are both sent to Ninigi no Mikoto, but Iwanagahime is told to have been sent back to her father.
This page introduces the myths told in the classics and the faith handed down in various places, with their sources. It does not guarantee that any particular wish will be fulfilled.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
What kind of kami
Iwanagahime is the daughter of Ōyamatsumi no Kami and the elder sister of Konohanasakuyabime. The sisters are both sent to Ninigi no Mikoto, but Iwanagahime is told to have been sent back to her father.
Source: 國學院大學・貴船神社
What the myths hand down
Her father explains that he wished that, by receiving Iwanagahime, life would endure like rock, and that, by receiving Konohanasakuyabime, it would flourish like flowers. The myth links the origin of the limits of life with this event.
Source: 國學院大學・貴船神社
Links between the sources and faith
At Kifune Jinja, Iwanagahime no Mikoto is enshrined at the Yui no Yashiro and introduced as a kami of forming bonds (enmusubi). We distinguish the story in the classics from the faith of each shrine, and do not give an explanation that judges the worth of a kami by appearance.
Source: 國學院大學・貴船神社
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
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「石長比売」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 貴船神社「参拝のご案内・結社」（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「石長比売」」（2026-10-15 確認）