Kami of the Kojiki
Ame no Mikage no Kami
天之御影神
Hikoimasu no Miko, a son of the ninth emperor, Kaika, took Okinaga no Mizuyorihime as wife. Her father was the kami Ame no Mikage no Kami, who is recorded in the lineage as a kami worshipped by the hafuri (priests) of Mikami in Chikatsu Ōmi (Ōmi).
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
Hikoimasu no Miko, a son of the ninth emperor, Kaika, took Okinaga no Mizuyorihime as wife. Her father was the kami Ame no Mikage no Kami, who is recorded in the lineage as a kami worshipped by the hafuri (priests) of Mikami in Chikatsu Ōmi (Ōmi).
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in the Record of Emperor Kaika. 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
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「天之御影神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔開化天皇〕」（2026-10-15 確認）