Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Ame no Hihara Ōshinadomi no Kami

天日腹大科度美神あめのひはらおおしなどみのかみ

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

A kami who appears in the lineage of Ōkuninushi no Kami. It is recorded that this kami was born as the child of Nunooshitomitorinarumi no Kami and Wakatsukushime no Kami, and that, united with Tōtsumachine no Kami, this kami had a child, Tōtsuyamasakitarashi 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

A kami who appears in the lineage of Ōkuninushi no Kami. It is recorded that this kami was born as the child of Nunooshitomitorinarumi no Kami and Wakatsukushime no Kami, and that, united with Tōtsumachine no Kami, this kami had a child, Tōtsuyamasakitarashi 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 Genealogy of Ōkuninushi no Kami” (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

Sources (in Japanese)