Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Ame no Kuizamochi no Kami

天之久比奢母智神あめのくいざもちのかみ

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

In the birth of the kami by Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami, the name is recorded as one of the eight kami that Hayaakitsuhiko no Kami and Hayaakitsuhime no Kami, the kami of river mouths, bore by dividing between river and sea.

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

In the birth of the kami by Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami, the name is recorded as one of the eight kami that Hayaakitsuhiko no Kami and Hayaakitsuhime no Kami, the kami of river mouths, bore by dividing between river and sea.

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, first volume: “The birth of the land and the birth of the kami.” The relevant passages of the text can be traced 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)