Kami of the Kojiki
Akaruhime no Kami
阿加流比売神
Sunlight shone on a woman of low status napping beside a marsh in the land of Silla, and the red jewel she conceived became Akaruhime no Kami. She served as the wife of Ame no Hiboko, but after being reviled by her husband she fled across to Japan, and it is said that she came to rest at the Himegoso shrine in Naniwa.
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
Sunlight shone on a woman of low status napping beside a marsh in the land of Silla, and the red jewel she conceived became Akaruhime no Kami. She served as the wife of Ame no Hiboko, but after being reviled by her husband she fled across to Japan, and it is said that she came to rest at the Himegoso shrine in Naniwa.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki, record of Emperor Ōjin: “Ame no Hiboko.” The relevant passages of the text can be traced through the sources below.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂
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「阿加流比売神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔天の日矛〕」（2026-10-15 確認）