Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Fukafuchi no Mizuyarehana no Kami

深淵之水夜礼花神ふかふちのみずやれはなのかみ

An illustration of Fukafuchi no Mizuyarehana no Kami created for this site
An original illustration made for this site.

Fukafuchi no Mizuyarehana no Kami is the child born when Fuhanomojikunusunu no Kami took Hikawahime as wife. Fukafuchi no Mizuyarehana no Kami took Ame no Tsudoechine no Kami as wife and fathered Omizunu 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 genealogy in the Kojiki

Fukafuchi no Mizuyarehana no Kami is the child born when Fuhanomojikunusunu no Kami took Hikawahime as wife. Fukafuchi no Mizuyarehana no Kami took Ame no Tsudoechine no Kami as wife and fathered Omizunu no Kami.

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 Palace at Suga” (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)