Kami of the Kojiki
Iwasaku no Kami
石析神
After Izanami no Kami gave birth to Kagutsuchi no Kami and departed this life, Izanagi no Kami cut off Kagutsuchi no Kami's head with his sword; the blood on the tip of the sword spattered onto the rocks of Yutsu Iwamura, and three kami came into being: Iwasaku no Kami, Nesaku no Kami and Iwatsutsunoo no Kami. Iwasaku no Kami is the first of these.
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
After Izanami no Kami gave birth to Kagutsuchi no Kami and departed this life, Izanagi no Kami cut off Kagutsuchi no Kami's head with his sword; the blood on the tip of the sword spattered onto the rocks of Yutsu Iwamura, and three kami came into being: Iwasaku no Kami, Nesaku no Kami and Iwatsutsunoo no Kami. Iwasaku no Kami is the first of these.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Death of Izanami no Mikoto” (first volume). You can trace the relevant passages of the text through the sources below.
Source: 國學院大學・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
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「石析神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 火神被殺」（2026-10-15 確認）