Island or land of the Kuniumi myth
Ehime
愛比売
Iyo no Futana no Shima, the second of Ōyashima no Kuni born to Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami, is a land with one body and four faces; the province of Iyo was called Ehime, the province of Sanuki Iiyorihiko, the province of Awa Ōgetsuhime, and the province of Tosa Takeyoriwake.
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
Iyo no Futana no Shima, the second of Ōyashima no Kuni born to Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami, is a land with one body and four faces; the province of Iyo was called Ehime, the province of Sanuki Iiyorihiko, the province of Awa Ōgetsuhime, and the province of Tosa Takeyoriwake.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Birth of the Land and the Kami” (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
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「愛比売」」（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）