Kami of the Kojiki
Hayamato no Kami
羽山戸神
One of the ten kami born when Ōtoshi no Kami took Amachikarumizuhime as wife is Hayamato no Kami. Later this kami took Ōgetsuhime no Kami as wife and fathered eight kami: Wakayamakui no Kami, Wakatoshi no Kami, Wakasaname no Kami, Mizumaki no Kami, Natsutakatsuhi no Kami, Akibime no Kami, Kukutoshi no Kami and Kukukiwakamurotsunane 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
One of the ten kami born when Ōtoshi no Kami took Amachikarumizuhime as wife is Hayamato no Kami. Later this kami took Ōgetsuhime no Kami as wife and fathered eight kami: Wakayamakui no Kami, Wakatoshi no Kami, Wakasaname no Kami, Mizumaki no Kami, Natsutakatsuhi no Kami, Akibime no Kami, Kukutoshi no Kami and Kukukiwakamurotsunane no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學
Names and how they are recorded
In the note in the Kojiki that counts the kami, the name is written 羽山.
Source: 國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Genealogy of Ōtoshi no 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・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「羽山戸神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔大年の神の系譜〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 大年神の系譜」（2026-10-15 確認）