Kami of the Kojiki
Itsuse no Mikoto
五瀬命
Itsuse no Mikoto, born as a child of Ukayafukiaezu no Mikoto, set out on the eastern expedition together with his younger brother Kamuyamato Iwarebiko no Mikoto. At Tadetsu he fought Tomi no Nagasunebiko and was wounded in the hand by an arrow, so they changed course to fight with the sun at their backs and went around to the south; but it is told that he died at O no Minato in the province of Kii, and that his tomb was made at Kamayama.
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
Itsuse no Mikoto, born as a child of Ukayafukiaezu no Mikoto, set out on the eastern expedition together with his younger brother Kamuyamato Iwarebiko no Mikoto. At Tadetsu he fought Tomi no Nagasunebiko and was wounded in the hand by an arrow, so they changed course to fight with the sun at their backs and went around to the south; but it is told that he died at O no Minato in the province of Kii, and that his tomb was made at Kamayama.
Source: 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・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), “The Eastern Expedition” (Record of Emperor Jinmu), and “The Death of Itsuse no Mikoto in Battle” (Record of Emperor Jinmu). 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・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「五瀬命」」（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）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔東征〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔五瀬の命〕」（2026-10-15 確認）