Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Mironami no Kami

美呂浪神みろなみのかみ

An illustration of Mironami no Kami created for this site
An original illustration made for this site.

In the genealogy of Ōkuninushi no Kami, Mironami no Kami is the kami born when Tahirikishimarumi no Kami took Ikutama Sakitamahime no Kami as wife. It is recorded that Mironami no Kami in turn took Aonuma Umanuma Oshihime, the daughter of Shikiyamanushi no Kami, as wife and fathered Nunooshi Tomitorinarumi 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

In the genealogy of Ōkuninushi no Kami, Mironami no Kami is the kami born when Tahirikishimarumi no Kami took Ikutama Sakitamahime no Kami as wife. It is recorded that Mironami no Kami in turn took Aonuma Umanuma Oshihime, the daughter of Shikiyamanushi no Kami, as wife and fathered Nunooshi Tomitorinarumi no Kami.

Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫/武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學

Scenes in the text

Appears in the Kojiki in “The Genealogy of Ōkuninushi no Kami” (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・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)