Kami of the Kojiki
Nunakawahime
沼河比売
Yachihoko no Kami came to Nunakawahime in the land of Koshi and offered a song of courtship from outside the door. It is said that Nunakawahime answered with a song from inside the door, that they did not unite that night, and that they were joined the following night.
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
Yachihoko no Kami came to Nunakawahime in the land of Koshi and offered a song of courtship from outside the door. It is said that Nunakawahime answered with a song from inside the door, that they did not unite that night, and that they were joined the following night.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學
Names and how they are recorded
Her name is also written 沼河日売.
Source: 國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “Yachihoko 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
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「沼河比売」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔八千矛の神の歌物語〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 八千矛神①」（2026-10-15 確認）