Sacred sword or treasure
Izushi no Yamae no Ōkami
伊豆志之八前大神
Ame no Hiboko, a prince of Silla who crossed the sea in pursuit of Akaruhime no Kami, carried eight kinds of treasures: two strings of jewels, a wave-raising scarf, a wave-cutting scarf, a wind-raising scarf, a wind-cutting scarf, the mirror of the offing and the mirror of the shore. These treasures, deified, are called Izushi no Yamae no Ōkami.
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
Ame no Hiboko, a prince of Silla who crossed the sea in pursuit of Akaruhime no Kami, carried eight kinds of treasures: two strings of jewels, a wave-raising scarf, a wave-cutting scarf, a wind-raising scarf, a wind-cutting scarf, the mirror of the offing and the mirror of the shore. These treasures, deified, are called Izushi no Yamae no Ōkami.
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 “Ame no Hiboko” (Record of Emperor Ōjin). 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「伊豆志之八前大神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔天の日矛〕」（2026-10-15 確認）