Sacred sword or treasure
Ame no Ohabari
天之尾羽張
When Izanami no Kami gave birth to the fire kami and departed this life, Izanagi no Kami cut down Kagutsuchi no Kami with this sword. It is recorded that later, in the pacification of Ashihara no Nakatsukuni, this kami, dwelling upstream on the Ame no Yasu River, was named as a candidate for the third envoy and recommended its child, Takemikazuchi no O 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 genealogy in the Kojiki
When Izanami no Kami gave birth to the fire kami and departed this life, Izanagi no Kami cut down Kagutsuchi no Kami with this sword. It is recorded that later, in the pacification of Ashihara no Nakatsukuni, this kami, dwelling upstream on the Ame no Yasu River, was named as a candidate for the third envoy and recommended its child, Takemikazuchi no O no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學・國學院大學
Names and how they are recorded
Other names include Itsu no Ohabari (Itsu no Ohabari no Kami) and Ame no Ohabari no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Death of Izanami no Mikoto” (first volume) and “The Sending of Takemikazuchi no Kami” (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・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・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
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「天之尾羽張」」（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「伊都之尾羽張」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔黄泉の國〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔國讓り〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 火神被殺」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 葦原中国平定⑤」（2026-10-15 確認）