Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Ame no Tsudohechine no Kami

天之都度閉知泥神あめのつどへちねのかみ

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

A goddess found in the lineage of the descendants of Susanoo no Mikoto. It is recorded that she became the wife of Fukabuchi no Mizuyarehana no Kami and gave birth to Omizunu 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 goddess found in the lineage of the descendants of Susanoo no Mikoto. It is recorded that she became the wife of Fukabuchi no Mizuyarehana no Kami and gave birth to Omizunu no Kami.

Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫/武田祐吉校訂

Scenes in the text

Appears in the Kojiki, first volume: “The palace of Suga.” 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

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)