Island or land of the Kuniumi myth
Awaji no Honosawake no Shima
淡道之穂之狭別島
The first island that Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami brought forth as part of Ōyashima no Kuni when they carried out the birth of the land. It is the island that marks the starting point, after which Iyo no Futana no Shima, Oki no Mitsugo no Shima and others are born in turn.
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
The first island that Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami brought forth as part of Ōyashima no Kuni when they carried out the birth of the land. It is the island that marks the starting point, after which Iyo no Futana no Shima, Oki no Mitsugo no Shima and others are born in turn.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki, first volume: “The marriage of the kami.” 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・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「淡道之穂之狭別島」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔島々の生成〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 国生み」（2026-10-15 確認）