Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Kanayamabime no Kami

金山毘売神かなやまびめのかみ

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

Izanami no Kami was burned in her private parts by giving birth to the fire kami Kagutsuchi no Kami, and lay sick. From her vomit were born two kami, Kanayamabiko no Kami and Kanayamabime no Kami, and Kanayamabime no Kami is the female kami of the two. After them Haniyasubiko no Kami and others were also born.

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

Izanami no Kami was burned in her private parts by giving birth to the fire kami Kagutsuchi no Kami, and lay sick. From her vomit were born two kami, Kanayamabiko no Kami and Kanayamabime no Kami, and Kanayamabime no Kami is the female kami of the two. After them Haniyasubiko no Kami and others were also born.

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

Related shrines and temples

Sources (in Japanese)