Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Hiiragi no Sonohanamazumi no Kami

比々羅木之其花麻豆美神ひひらぎのそのはなまずみのかみ

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

Hiiragi no Sonohanamazumi no Kami is recorded by name as the parent of Ikutama Sakitamahime no Kami, and forms one link in the genealogy leading to Ōkuninushi 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

Hiiragi no Sonohanamazumi no Kami is recorded by name as the parent of Ikutama Sakitamahime no Kami, and forms one link in the genealogy leading to Ōkuninushi 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 Genealogy of Ōkuninushi 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

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)