Kami of the Kojiki
Amewakahiko
天若日子
Amewakahiko, the son of Amatsukunitama no Kami, became the husband of Shitaterihime and, scheming to gain Ashihara no Nakatsukuni for himself, did not report back for eight years. The arrow with which he shot dead Nakime, who had come to question him, was sent back from Takamagahara and pierced his chest, and he lost his life. It is told that Ajishikitakahikone no Kami, who resembled him in appearance, came to offer condolences, but was mistaken by the family and cut down the mourning house with his sword.
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
Amewakahiko, the son of Amatsukunitama no Kami, became the husband of Shitaterihime and, scheming to gain Ashihara no Nakatsukuni for himself, did not report back for eight years. The arrow with which he shot dead Nakime, who had come to question him, was sent back from Takamagahara and pierced his chest, and he lost his life. It is told that Ajishikitakahikone no Kami, who resembled him in appearance, came to offer condolences, but was mistaken by the family and cut down the mourning house with his sword.
Source: 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・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Sending of Amewakahiko” (first volume). 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・國學院大學・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
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「天若日子」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔天若日子〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 葦原中国平定②」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 葦原中国平定③」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 葦原中国平定④」（2026-10-15 確認）