Kami of the Kojiki
Kuebiko
久延毘古
When no one knew who Sukunabikona no Kami, who had appeared at the cape of Miho in Izumo, really was, Taniguku said that Kuebiko would know. Kuebiko, when called, revealed the name of that kami. Kuebiko is explained as the one now called Yamada no Sohodo, a kami who does not walk on foot yet knows all the affairs under heaven.
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
When no one knew who Sukunabikona no Kami, who had appeared at the cape of Miho in Izumo, really was, Taniguku said that Kuebiko would know. Kuebiko, when called, revealed the name of that kami. Kuebiko is explained as the one now called Yamada no Sohodo, a kami who does not walk on foot yet knows all the affairs under heaven.
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: Yamada no Sohodo.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “Ōkuninushi no Kami Builds the Land” (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
Faith in praying for progress in study and success in examinations
At Kuebiko Jinja, part of Ōmiwa Jinja, Kuebiko no Mikoto is enshrined as a kami of wisdom, and people pray for progress in their studies and success in entrance examinations. You can follow, with their sources kept separate, the figure told of in the Kojiki as a kami who knows the affairs of the world, and the faith at the shrine today that supports learning.
Source: 大神神社
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「久延毘古」」（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「山田之曾富騰」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔少名毘古那の神〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 少名毗古那神との国作り」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 大神神社「久延彦神社」（2026-10-17 確認）