Kami of the Kojiki
Mii no Kami
御井神
This kami appears as the child of Ōkuninushi no Kami and Yakamihime. It is told that when Yakamihime, fearing his principal wife Suseribime, went back to her homeland, she left the child wedged in the fork of a tree. For this reason the child is called Kimata no Kami, and another name is Mii 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
This kami appears as the child of Ōkuninushi no Kami and Yakamihime. It is told that when Yakamihime, fearing his principal wife Suseribime, went back to her homeland, she left the child wedged in the fork of a tree. For this reason the child is called Kimata no Kami, and another name is Mii 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: Mii no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Visit to Ne no Katasu Kuni” (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
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「木俣神」」（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「御井神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔根の堅州國〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 根の堅州国訪問②」（2026-10-15 確認）