Kami of the Kojiki
Ashinazuchi
足名椎
A kami whom Susanoo no Mikoto met upstream on the Hi River in the land of Izumo. With Tenazuchi as his wife, he had eight daughters, but year after year they had been devoured by the Yamata no Orochi. He offered his remaining daughter, Kushinadahime, to Susanoo no Mikoto in return for slaying the serpent, and permitted their marriage. Later, as head of the palace of Suga, he was given the name Inada no Miyanushi Suga no Yatsumimi 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 kami whom Susanoo no Mikoto met upstream on the Hi River in the land of Izumo. With Tenazuchi as his wife, he had eight daughters, but year after year they had been devoured by the Yamata no Orochi. He offered his remaining daughter, Kushinadahime, to Susanoo no Mikoto in return for slaying the serpent, and permitted their marriage. Later, as head of the palace of Suga, he was given the name Inada no Miyanushi Suga no Yatsumimi no Kami.
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
Names and how they are handed down
Other names: Ashinazuchi no Kami (足名鈇神) / Inada no Miyanushi Suga no Yatsumimi no Kami
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki, first volume: “The slaying of the Yamata no Orochi” and 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・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
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「足名椎」」（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「稲田宮主須賀之八耳神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔八俣の大蛇〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 八俣の大蛇退治②」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 須賀の宮①」（2026-10-15 確認）