Island or land of the Kuniumi myth
Ame no Futaya
天両屋
It is recorded that even after they had finished giving birth to Ōyashima no Kuni, Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami gave birth to six more islands. Ame no Futaya is another name of Futago no Shima, the last of these to be listed.
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
It is recorded that even after they had finished giving birth to Ōyashima no Kuni, Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami gave birth to six more islands. Ame no Futaya is another name of Futago no Shima, the last of these to be listed.
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 recorded
Another name of Futago no Shima.
Source: 國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Birth of the Land and the 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)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「天両屋」」（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）