Kami of the Kojiki
Kayanohime no Kami
鹿屋野比売神
A kami of the moors, born together with kami of the wind and of trees in the birth of the kami by the two kami Izanagi and Izanami. Another name is Notsuchi no Kami; dividing the mountains and the moors with Ōyamatsumi no Kami, this kami brought into being eight kami, including Ame no Sazuchi 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
A kami of the moors, born together with kami of the wind and of trees in the birth of the kami by the two kami Izanagi and Izanami. Another name is Notsuchi no Kami; dividing the mountains and the moors with Ōyamatsumi no Kami, this kami brought into being eight kami, including Ame no Sazuchi no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學
Names and how they are recorded
Another name: Notsuchi no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學・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・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)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「鹿屋野比売神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「野椎神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔神々の生成〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 神生み」（2026-10-15 確認）