Kami of the Kojiki
Akiguinoushi no Kami
飽咋之宇斯能神
When Izanagi no Kami returned from the land of Yomi and performed purification (misogi), he cast off the things he was wearing one after another, and a kami came into being from each of them. Akiguinoushi no Kami came into being from the crown he threw away, and was born together with eleven other kami.
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
When Izanagi no Kami returned from the land of Yomi and performed purification (misogi), he cast off the things he was wearing one after another, and a kami came into being from each of them. Akiguinoushi no Kami came into being from the crown he threw away, and was born together with eleven other kami.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki, first volume: “Misogi.” The relevant passages of the text can be traced through the sources below.
Source: 國學院大學・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
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「飽咋之宇斯能神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー みそぎ①」（2026-10-15 確認）