Kami of the Kojiki
Ifuki no Yama no Kami
伊服岐能山之神
Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, who declared that he would defeat the kami of Mount Ifuki with his bare hands, met a great white boar on the mountain, but mistook it for a messenger of the kami and made a spoken declaration (kotoage). It is told that this kami then sent down a great icy rain and left Yamato Takeru no Mikoto dazed and senseless.
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
Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, who declared that he would defeat the kami of Mount Ifuki with his bare hands, met a great white boar on the mountain, but mistook it for a messenger of the kami and made a spoken declaration (kotoage). It is told that this kami then sent down a great icy rain and left Yamato Takeru no Mikoto dazed and senseless.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂
Names and how they are recorded
The white boar is regarded as this kami itself; Yamato Takeru no Mikoto at first mistook it for a messenger of the kami.
Source: 國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “Miyazuhime” (Record of Emperor Keikō) and “The Kami of Mount Ifuki” (Record of Emperor Keikō). 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)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「伊服岐能山之神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔倭建の命の東征〕」（2026-10-15 確認）