Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Okutsuhiko no Kami

奥津日子神おくつひこのかみ

An illustration of Okutsuhiko no Kami created for this site
An original illustration made for this site.

The first of the ten kami born when Ōtoshi no Kami took Amachikarumizuhime as wife, recorded in the lineage as the male kami paired with Okutsuhime no Mikoto, who is listed next. This kami is one rooted in dwellings and daily life.

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 ten kami born when Ōtoshi no Kami took Amachikarumizuhime as wife, recorded in the lineage as the male kami paired with Okutsuhime no Mikoto, who is listed next. This kami is one rooted in dwellings and daily life.

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

Related shrines and temples

Sources (in Japanese)