Kami of the Kojiki
Ame no Hohi no Mikoto
天之菩卑能命
One of the kami born from the jewels of Amaterasu Ōmikami in the pledge (ukei) between Amaterasu Ōmikami and Susanoo no Mikoto. He was sent from Takamagahara as the first envoy for the pacification of Ashihara no Nakatsukuni, but he curried favor with Ōkuninushi no Kami and did not report back even after three years. His child Takehiratori no Mikoto is regarded as the ancestor of the Izumo no Kuni no Miyatsuko and others.
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
One of the kami born from the jewels of Amaterasu Ōmikami in the pledge (ukei) between Amaterasu Ōmikami and Susanoo no Mikoto. He was sent from Takamagahara as the first envoy for the pacification of Ashihara no Nakatsukuni, but he curried favor with Ōkuninushi no Kami and did not report back even after three years. His child Takehiratori no Mikoto is regarded as the ancestor of the Izumo no Kuni no Miyatsuko and others.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Names and how they are recorded
Other names are Ame no Hohi no Mikoto (天菩比命) and Ame no Hohi no Kami (天菩比神).
Source: 國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “Ukei” (first volume), “The Pacification of Ashihara no Nakatsukuni” (first volume), and “The Sending of Amewakahiko” (first volume). You can trace the relevant passages of the text through the sources below.
Source: 國學院大學・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)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「天之菩卑能命」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー うけひ」（2026-10-15 確認）