Kami of the Kojiki
Hoori no Mikoto
火遠理命
A child of Ninigi no Mikoto. As Yamasachibiko, who caught game in the mountains, he exchanged tools with his elder brother Hoderi no Mikoto, who caught the creatures of the sea, but he lost the fishhook he had borrowed and was harshly pressed for it. On the advice of Shiotsuchi no Kami he reached the palace of Watatsumi no Kami, was united with Toyotamabime and spent three years there, then returned riding a wani, having obtained the fishhook and the shiomitsutama and shiohirutama (tide-raising and tide-ebbing jewels). With the power of the jewels he subdued his brother and received his vow of protection. Later he saw Toyotamabime giving birth in the form of a wani and parted from his wife, but they exchanged songs. He is said to have dwelt long at the palace of Takachiho.
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 lineage in the Kojiki
A child of Ninigi no Mikoto. As Yamasachibiko, who caught game in the mountains, he exchanged tools with his elder brother Hoderi no Mikoto, who caught the creatures of the sea, but he lost the fishhook he had borrowed and was harshly pressed for it. On the advice of Shiotsuchi no Kami he reached the palace of Watatsumi no Kami, was united with Toyotamabime and spent three years there, then returned riding a wani, having obtained the fishhook and the shiomitsutama and shiohirutama (tide-raising and tide-ebbing jewels). With the power of the jewels he subdued his brother and received his vow of protection. Later he saw Toyotamabime giving birth in the form of a wani and parted from his wife, but they exchanged songs. He is said to have dwelt long at the palace of Takachiho.
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・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂
Names and how they are handed down
Other names: Hoori no Mikoto (火袁理命) / Yamasachibiko / Amatsuhitakahiko Hohodemi no Mikoto / Hikohohodemi no Mikoto
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki, first volume: “The marriage of Ninigi no Mikoto,” first volume: “The visit to the land of the sea kami,” and first volume: “The birth of Ukayafukiaezu no Mikoto.” The relevant passages of the text can be traced 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・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「天津日高日子穂々手見命」」（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「火遠理命」」（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「山佐知毘古」」（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）
- 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）