Island or land of the Kuniumi myth
Awashima
淡島
The island that Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami bore next, after bearing Hiruko at the beginning of the birth of the land. A note records that, like Hiruko, it was not counted among their proper children. Its name is also sung in a kunimi song (a song of viewing the land) in the record of Emperor Nintoku.
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 island that Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami bore next, after bearing Hiruko at the beginning of the birth of the land. A note records that, like Hiruko, it was not counted among their proper children. Its name is also sung in a kunimi song (a song of viewing the land) in the record of Emperor Nintoku.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・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 name: Awashima (阿波志麻)
Source: 國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki, first volume: “The marriage of the kami,” first volume: “The birth of the land and the birth of the kami,” and record of Emperor Nintoku: “The emperor and Kurohime.” 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・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「淡島」」（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）
- 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 二神の結婚」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 伊耶那美の神避り」（2026-10-15 確認）