Kami (Shinto deity)
Hi no Kagutsuchi no Kami
火之迦具土神
A kami of fire, also called Hi no Yagihayao no Kami and Hi no Kakabiko no Kami. In the story of the birth of the kami in the Kojiki, Kagutsuchi is born to Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami.
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
A kami of fire, also called Hi no Yagihayao no Kami and Hi no Kakabiko no Kami. In the story of the birth of the kami in the Kojiki, Kagutsuchi is born to Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學
What the myths hand down
Izanami no Kami, having given birth to the kami of fire, is injured and dies. It is told that the grieving Izanagi no Kami cut down the kami of fire, and that more kami were born from its blood and body.
Source: 國學院大學
Links between the sources and faith
Kokugakuin University introduces interpretations such as one linking “kagu” in the name with the flickering of fire and light. Relationships with things such as the quelling of fire and metalworking are treated as scholarly interpretations.
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
Related shrines and temples
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「火之迦具土神」」（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「火之炫毘古神」」（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「火之夜芸速男神」」（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「火之炫毘古神」」（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「火之迦具土神」」（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「火之夜芸速男神」」（2026-10-15 確認）