Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Iwatsuchibiko no Kami

石土毘古神いわつちびこのかみ

An illustration of Iwatsuchibiko no Kami created for this site
An original illustration made for this site.

Having finished giving birth to the lands, Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami went on to give birth to many kami. Iwatsuchibiko no Kami is listed among them in the lineage, but no story of its own is handed down.

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

Having finished giving birth to the lands, Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami went on to give birth to many kami. Iwatsuchibiko no Kami is listed among them in the lineage, but no story of its own is handed down.

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 “The Birth of the Land and the Kami” (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

Sources (in Japanese)