Kami of the Kojiki
Okutsuhime no Mikoto
奥津比売命
A female kami among the ten kami born when Ōtoshi no Kami took Amachikarumizuhime as wife, paired with Okutsuhiko no Kami. The Kojiki notes that her other name is Ōbehime no Kami, and that she is the kami of the hearth whom people revere day by day.
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
A female kami among the ten kami born when Ōtoshi no Kami took Amachikarumizuhime as wife, paired with Okutsuhiko no Kami. The Kojiki notes that her other name is Ōbehime no Kami, and that she is the kami of the hearth whom people revere day by day.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・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
Another name: Ōbehime no Kami (described as the kami of the hearth worshipped by all people).
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・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・國學院大學・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「奥津比売命」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「大戸比売神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「竈神」」（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）