Kami of the Kojiki
Ame no Torifune no Kami
天鳥船神
A child kami of Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami, also called Ame no Torifune. In the scene of the transfer of the land, Ame no Torifune was sent together with Takemikazuchi no Kami and took the role of bringing Kotoshironushi no Kami, who had gone out to Miho no Saki, back to the place of negotiation.
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 child kami of Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami, also called Ame no Torifune. In the scene of the transfer of the land, Ame no Torifune was sent together with Takemikazuchi no Kami and took the role of bringing Kotoshironushi no Kami, who had gone out to Miho no Saki, back to the place of negotiation.
Source: 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・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: Ame no Torifune / Tori no Iwakusufune no Kami
Source: 國學院大學・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” and first volume: “The sending of Takemikazuchi no Kami.” The relevant passages of the text can be traced 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・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
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「天鳥船神」」（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「鳥之石楠船神」」（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 葦原中国平定⑤」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 葦原中国平定⑥」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔神々の生成〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 神生み」（2026-10-15 確認）