Kami of the Kojiki
Ajishikitakahikone no Kami
阿遅志貴高日子根神
Ajishikitakahikone no Kami, a child of Ōkuninushi no Kami, came to mourn at the funeral of his friend Ame no Wakahiko, but because he looked so much alike, he was mistaken for Ame no Wakahiko himself. Enraged at this, Ajishikitakahikone no Kami is said to have smashed the mourning house and flown away. He is now also called Kamo no Ōmikami.
This page introduces the name and the story recorded in the Kojiki.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Story and lineage in the Kojiki
Ajishikitakahikone no Kami, a child of Ōkuninushi no Kami, came to mourn at the funeral of his friend Ame no Wakahiko, but because he looked so much alike, he was mistaken for Ame no Wakahiko himself. Enraged at this, Ajishikitakahikone no Kami is said to have smashed the mourning house and flown away. He is now also called Kamo no Ōmikami.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學
Names and how they are handed down
Other names: Ajisukitakahiko no Kami / Ajisukitakahikone no Kami / Kamo no Ōmikami (迦毛之大御神)
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki, first volume: “The lineage of Ōkuninushi no Kami” and first volume: “The sending of Ame no Wakahiko.” The relevant passages of the text can be traced through the sources below.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學
Faith in recovery from illness and in starting to walk again
Takakamo Jinja explains that people bring to its principal kami, Ajishikitakahikone no Mikoto, faith connected with renewal, such as recovery from illness, a baby's first shrine visit and the great purification. He is also revered as a kami who awakens the path that people walk. This introduces the divine virtues carried on at the shrine, separately from the funeral scene in the Kojiki.
Source: 高鴨神社
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
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「阿遅志貴高日子根神」」（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「迦毛大御神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔天若日子〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔系譜〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 大国主神の系譜」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 高鴨神社「本殿」（2026-10-17 確認）