Kami of the Kojiki
Ame no Iwatowake no Kami
天石門別神
A kami who accompanied Ninigi no Mikoto's descent from heaven together with the Itsutomo no O (five heads of groups). Other names are Kushiiwamado no Kami and Toyoiwamado 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 lineage in the Kojiki
A kami who accompanied Ninigi no Mikoto's descent from heaven together with the Itsutomo no O (five heads of groups). Other names are Kushiiwamado no Kami and Toyoiwamado no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・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 handed down
Other names: Kushiiwamado no Kami / Toyoiwamado no Kami
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki, first volume: “The descent of the heavenly grandson.” The relevant passages of the text can be traced through the sources below.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・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「天石門別神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「櫛石窓神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「豊石窓神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔天降〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 天孫降臨②」（2026-10-15 確認）