Kami of the Kojiki
Inahi no Mikoto
稲氷命
Inahi no Mikoto is the second of the four kami born when Ukayafukiaezu no Mikoto took Tamayoribime no Mikoto as wife. The myth says little about him, recording only that he went into the sea plain, the land of his mother.
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
Inahi no Mikoto is the second of the four kami born when Ukayafukiaezu no Mikoto took Tamayoribime no Mikoto as wife. The myth says little about him, recording only that he went into the sea plain, the land of his mother.
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 Ukayafukiaezu no Mikoto” (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)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「稲氷命」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔八、鵜葺草葺合へずの命〕」（2026-10-15 確認）