Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Ame no Fuyukinu no Kami

天之冬衣神あめのふゆきぬのかみ

An illustration of Ame no Fuyukinu no Kami created for this site
An original illustration made for this site.

Ame no Fuyukinu no Kami, born to Omizunu no Kami and Futemimi no Kami, took Sashikuniwakahime as wife and fathered Ōkuninushi no Kami. This kami is placed in the lineage that runs from Susanoo no Mikoto to Ōkuninushi 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 genealogy in the Kojiki

Ame no Fuyukinu no Kami, born to Omizunu no Kami and Futemimi no Kami, took Sashikuniwakahime as wife and fathered Ōkuninushi no Kami. This kami is placed in the lineage that runs from Susanoo no Mikoto to Ōkuninushi no Kami.

Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫/武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學

Scenes in the text

Appears in the Kojiki in “The Palace at Suga” (first volume). You can trace the relevant passages of the text 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

Related shrines and temples

Sources (in Japanese)