Kami of the Kojiki
Akiyama no Shitahiotoko
秋山之下氷壮夫
No one had been able to win Izushiotome no Kami as a wife. The elder brother, Akiyama no Shitahiotoko, asked his younger brother, Haruyama no Kasumiotoko, whether he could win her, and vowed to give him clothing and sake if he did. The younger brother succeeded in marrying her, but because the elder brother did not keep his promise, Akiyama no Shitahiotoko fell ill through their mother's curse.
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
No one had been able to win Izushiotome no Kami as a wife. The elder brother, Akiyama no Shitahiotoko, asked his younger brother, Haruyama no Kasumiotoko, whether he could win her, and vowed to give him clothing and sake if he did. The younger brother succeeded in marrying her, but because the elder brother did not keep his promise, Akiyama no Shitahiotoko fell ill through their mother's curse.
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: “The kami of the autumn mountain and the kami of the spring mountain.” 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「秋山之下氷壮夫」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔秋山の下氷壯夫と春山の霞壯夫〕」（2026-10-15 確認）