Kami of the Kojiki
Mitoshi no Kami
御年神
According to the genealogy of Ōtoshi no Kami, Ōtoshi no Kami took Kayohime as wife, and two kami were born. The first child was Ōkagayamatoomi no Kami, and Mitoshi no Kami is recorded as the second child after it, holding a place in the genealogy connected with the cycle of the year.
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
According to the genealogy of Ōtoshi no Kami, Ōtoshi no Kami took Kayohime as wife, and two kami were born. The first child was Ōkagayamatoomi no Kami, and Mitoshi no Kami is recorded as the second child after it, holding a place in the genealogy connected with the cycle of the year.
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 Ōtoshi 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
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「御年神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔大年の神の系譜〕」（2026-10-15 確認）