Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Ikutsuhikone no Mikoto

活津日子根命いくつひこねのみこと

An illustration of Ikutsuhikone no Mikoto created for this site
An original illustration made for this site.

In the pledge (ukei) between Amaterasu Ōmikami and Susanoo no Mikoto, this kami came into being from the misty breath that Susanoo no Mikoto blew out after receiving the jewels wound on Amaterasu Ōmikami's left hand and chewing them. He is counted fourth among the five male kami who became the children of Amaterasu Ōmikami.

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

In the pledge (ukei) between Amaterasu Ōmikami and Susanoo no Mikoto, this kami came into being from the misty breath that Susanoo no Mikoto blew out after receiving the jewels wound on Amaterasu Ōmikami's left hand and chewing them. He is counted fourth among the five male kami who became the children of Amaterasu Ōmikami.

Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫/武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學

Scenes in the text

Appears in the Kojiki in “Ukei” (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・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

Related shrines and temples

Sources (in Japanese)