Kami of the Kojiki
Niwatakatsuhi no Kami
庭高津日神
Of the ten kami born when Ōtoshi no Kami had children with Amachikarumizuhime (Okutsuhiko no Kami, Okutsuhime no Mikoto, Ōyamakui no Kami, Niwatsuhi no Kami, Asuha no Kami, Hahiki no Kami, Kaguyamatoomi no Kami, Hayamato no Kami, Niwatakatsuhi no Kami and Ōtsuchi no Kami), this kami's name is recorded ninth.
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
Of the ten kami born when Ōtoshi no Kami had children with Amachikarumizuhime (Okutsuhiko no Kami, Okutsuhime no Mikoto, Ōyamakui no Kami, Niwatsuhi no Kami, Asuha no Kami, Hahiki no Kami, Kaguyamatoomi no Kami, Hayamato no Kami, Niwatakatsuhi no Kami and Ōtsuchi no Kami), this kami's name is recorded ninth.
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「庭高津日神」」（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）