Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Hayamatsumi no Kami

羽山津見神はやまつみのかみ

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

From the parts of the body of Kagutsuchi no Kami, slain by Izanagi no Kami, eight kami were born: Masakayamatsumi no Kami, Odoyamatsumi no Kami, Okuyamatsumi no Kami, Kurayamatsumi no Kami, Shigiyamatsumi no Kami, Hayamatsumi no Kami, Harayamatsumi no Kami and Toyamatsumi no Kami. Hayamatsumi no Kami is the kami that came into being in the right hand.

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

From the parts of the body of Kagutsuchi no Kami, slain by Izanagi no Kami, eight kami were born: Masakayamatsumi no Kami, Odoyamatsumi no Kami, Okuyamatsumi no Kami, Kurayamatsumi no Kami, Shigiyamatsumi no Kami, Hayamatsumi no Kami, Harayamatsumi no Kami and Toyamatsumi no Kami. Hayamatsumi no Kami is the kami that came into being in the right hand.

Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學

Scenes in the text

Appears in the Kojiki in “The Death of Izanami no Mikoto” (first volume). You can trace the relevant passages of the text through the sources below.

Source: 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)