Kami of the Kojiki
Mikenu no Mikoto
御毛沼命
Amatsuhitaka Hikonagisatake Ukayafukiaezu no Mikoto took his aunt Tamayoribime no Mikoto as wife, and four kami were born. The third child was Mikenu no Mikoto, and it is told that, of the brothers, this kami alone stepped over the crests of the waves and crossed to Tokoyo no Kuni.
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
Amatsuhitaka Hikonagisatake Ukayafukiaezu no Mikoto took his aunt Tamayoribime no Mikoto as wife, and four kami were born. The third child was Mikenu no Mikoto, and it is told that, of the brothers, this kami alone stepped over the crests of the waves and crossed to Tokoyo no Kuni.
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 Genealogy of Ukayafukiaezu no Mikoto” (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
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「御毛沼命」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔八、鵜葺草葺合へずの命〕」（2026-10-15 確認）