Island or land of the Kuniumi myth
Ame Hitotsubashira
天比登都柱
Ame Hitotsubashira is recorded as another name of Iki no Shima, born in the birth of the land by Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no 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
Ame Hitotsubashira is recorded as another name of Iki no Shima, born in the birth of the land by Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學
Names and how they are handed down
Other name: Iki no Shima
Source: 國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki, first volume: “The birth of the land and the birth of the kami.” 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・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「天比登都柱」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔島々の生成〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 国生み」（2026-10-15 確認）