Kami of the Kojiki
Mizumaki no Kami
弥豆麻岐神
The genealogy of Ōtoshi no Kami records eight kami born when Hayamato no Kami took Ōgetsuhime no Kami as wife. Mizumaki no Kami is the fourth of them: after Wakayamakui no Kami, Wakatoshi no Kami, and Wakasaname no Kami, and before Natsutakatsuhi no Kami, Akibime no Kami, and the others.
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
The genealogy of Ōtoshi no Kami records eight kami born when Hayamato no Kami took Ōgetsuhime no Kami as wife. Mizumaki no Kami is the fourth of them: after Wakayamakui no Kami, Wakatoshi no Kami, and Wakasaname no Kami, and before Natsutakatsuhi no Kami, Akibime no Kami, and the others.
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
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「弥豆麻岐神」」（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）