Kami of the Kojiki
Hoderi no Mikoto
火照命
Hoderi no Mikoto is the first of the three children borne by Konohanasakuyabime. As Umisachibiko he fished in the sea, but he exchanged tools with his younger brother Yamasachibiko, Hoori no Mikoto, and pressed him hard when the borrowed fishhook was lost. It is told that Hoori no Mikoto chastised his elder brother with the power he had gained at the palace of the sea kami, and that Hoderi no Mikoto surrendered and vowed to serve as a guard by day and by night.
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
Hoderi no Mikoto is the first of the three children borne by Konohanasakuyabime. As Umisachibiko he fished in the sea, but he exchanged tools with his younger brother Yamasachibiko, Hoori no Mikoto, and pressed him hard when the borrowed fishhook was lost. It is told that Hoori no Mikoto chastised his elder brother with the power he had gained at the palace of the sea kami, and that Hoderi no Mikoto surrendered and vowed to serve as a guard by day and by night.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂
Names and how they are recorded
Another name is Umisachibiko. He is regarded as the ancestor of the Ata no Kimi of the Hayato.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Marriage of Ninigi no Mikoto” (first volume) and “The Visit to the Land of the Sea Kami” (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・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・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)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「海佐知毘古」」（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「火照命」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔海幸と山幸〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔木の花の佐久夜毘賣〕」（2026-10-15 確認）