Kami of the Kojiki
Amatsuhitakahiko Nagisatake Ukayafukiaezu no Mikoto
天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命
The child of Hoori no Mikoto and Toyotamabime, daughter of the sea kami. He was born at the water's edge, before the birthing hut thatched with cormorant feathers was complete. Toyotamabime begged not to be seen in her true form, but because Hoori no Mikoto peeked, his parents parted. He later married his aunt, Tamayoribime no Mikoto, and they had Itsuse no Mikoto, Inahi no Mikoto, Mikenu no Mikoto, and Wakamikenu no Mikoto, who became Emperor Jinmu.
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
The child of Hoori no Mikoto and Toyotamabime, daughter of the sea kami. He was born at the water's edge, before the birthing hut thatched with cormorant feathers was complete. Toyotamabime begged not to be seen in her true form, but because Hoori no Mikoto peeked, his parents parted. He later married his aunt, Tamayoribime no Mikoto, and they had Itsuse no Mikoto, Inahi no Mikoto, Mikenu no Mikoto, and Wakamikenu no Mikoto, who became Emperor Jinmu.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki, first volume: “The birth of Ukayafukiaezu no Mikoto” and first volume: “The lineage of Ukayafukiaezu no Mikoto.” 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
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「天津日高日子波限建鵜葺草葺不合命」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔八、鵜葺草葺合へずの命〕」（2026-10-15 確認）