Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Konohanachiruhime

木花知流比売このはなちるひめ

An illustration of Konohanachiruhime created for this site
An original illustration made for this site.

A female kami in the lineage of Susanoo no Mikoto. It is handed down that, as the daughter of Ōyamatsumi no Kami, she married Yashimajinumi no Kami, the child of Susanoo no Mikoto, and bore Fuha no Mojikunusunu 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 female kami in the lineage of Susanoo no Mikoto. It is handed down that, as the daughter of Ōyamatsumi no Kami, she married Yashimajinumi no Kami, the child of Susanoo no Mikoto, and bore Fuha no Mojikunusunu no 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 Palace at Suga” (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)