Kami of the Kojiki
Iwatsutsunoo no Kami
石筒之男神
After the death of Izanami no Kami, the blood on the tip of the sword with which Izanagi no Kami cut down Kagutsuchi no Kami spattered onto the rocks of Yutsu Iwamura, and three kami came into being: Iwasaku no Kami, Nesaku no Kami and Iwatsutsunoo no Kami. Iwatsutsunoo no Kami is the third of these kami.
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 the death of Izanami no Kami, the blood on the tip of the sword with which Izanagi no Kami cut down Kagutsuchi no Kami spattered onto the rocks of Yutsu Iwamura, and three kami came into being: Iwasaku no Kami, Nesaku no Kami and Iwatsutsunoo no Kami. Iwatsutsunoo no Kami is the third of these kami.
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 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・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「石筒之男神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔黄泉の國〕」（2026-10-15 確認）