Sacred sword or treasure
Futsu no Mitama
布都御魂
When Takakuraji presented a sword to the forces of Kamuyamato Iwarebiko no Mikoto, who had lost their senses at Kumano, they at once regained their senses, and the fierce kami was subdued of itself. According to a message received in a dream, this sword was the one used by Takemikazuchi no Kami at the ceding of the land; it is also called Sajifutsu no Kami and Mikafutsu no Kami, and it is said to be enshrined at Isonokami Jingū.
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
When Takakuraji presented a sword to the forces of Kamuyamato Iwarebiko no Mikoto, who had lost their senses at Kumano, they at once regained their senses, and the fierce kami was subdued of itself. According to a message received in a dream, this sword was the one used by Takemikazuchi no Kami at the ceding of the land; it is also called Sajifutsu no Kami and Mikafutsu no Kami, and it is said to be enshrined at Isonokami Jingū.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂
Names and how they are recorded
Other names: Sajifutsu no Kami and Mikafutsu no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “Takakuraji of Kumano” (Record of Emperor Jinmu). You can trace the relevant passages of the text through the sources below.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・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
Related shrines and temples
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「佐士布都神」」（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「布都御魂」」（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「甕布都神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔熊野より大和へ〕」（2026-10-15 確認）