Kami of the Kojiki
Ōkunimitama no Kami
大国御魂神
The first of the five kami (Ōkunimitama no Kami, Kara no Kami, Sohori no Kami, Shirahi no Kami and Hijiri no Kami) born when Ōtoshi no Kami took Inohime as wife. Together with the brother kami of the same mother, this kami forms part of the wide-reaching lineage of Ōtoshi 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
The first of the five kami (Ōkunimitama no Kami, Kara no Kami, Sohori no Kami, Shirahi no Kami and Hijiri no Kami) born when Ōtoshi no Kami took Inohime as wife. Together with the brother kami of the same mother, this kami forms part of the wide-reaching lineage of Ōtoshi 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 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・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)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「大国御魂神」」（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）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 大年神の系譜」（2026-10-15 確認）