Kami of the Kojiki
Kaguyohime
香用比売
Ōtoshi no Kami had several wives, and Kaguyohime was one of them; she bore two children, Ōkaguyamatoomi no Kami and Mitoshi no Kami. In this way Kaguyohime is recorded as a female kami who forms one part of the wide lineage of Ōtoshi no 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
Ōtoshi no Kami had several wives, and Kaguyohime was one of them; she bore two children, Ōkaguyamatoomi no Kami and Mitoshi no Kami. In this way Kaguyohime is recorded as a female kami who forms one part of the wide lineage of Ōtoshi no Kami.
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 Genealogy of Ōtoshi no 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)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「香用比売」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔大年の神の系譜〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 大年神の系譜」（2026-10-15 確認）