Masakatsu Akatsu Kachihayahi Ame no Oshihomimi no Mikoto

Story and genealogy in the Kojiki

One of the five male kami born from the ukei (pledge) between Amaterasu Ōmikami and Susanoo no Mikoto. He was ordered to rule Ashihara no Nakatsukuni, but it is told that he looked from the Floating Bridge of Heaven (Ame no Ukihashi), saw how restless the land below was, and turned back. After the transfer of the land, he asked that his son Ninigi no Mikoto, born while the descent was being prepared, be sent down in his place. It is also recorded that he fathered Ame no Hoakari no Mikoto and Ninigi no Mikoto with Yorozuhata Toyoakitsushihime no Mikoto.

Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學

Names and how they are recorded

Also recorded under the alternative name 正勝吾勝々速日天忍穂耳命 (Masakatsu Akatsu Kachihayahi Ame no Oshihomimi no Mikoto).

Source: 國學院大學

Scenes in the text

Appears in the Kojiki in “Ukei” (first volume), “The Pacification of Ashihara no Nakatsukuni” (first volume), and “The Descent of the Heavenly Grandchild” (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・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學

Related shrines and temples

• Hikosan JingūSoeda, Fukuoka Prefecture
• Komagata JinjaŌshū, Iwate Prefecture
• Kata JinjaToba, Mie Prefecture