Island or land of the Kuniumi myth
Onogoroshima
淤能碁呂島
It is told that Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami lowered the heavenly spear Ame no Nuboko, granted to them by the heavenly kami, from the floating bridge of heaven and stirred the brine until it made a sound, and that when they drew up the spear, the brine that dripped from it piled up and became Onogoroshima. Its name is also sung in a poem by Emperor Nintoku.
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
It is told that Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami lowered the heavenly spear Ame no Nuboko, granted to them by the heavenly kami, from the floating bridge of heaven and stirred the brine until it made a sound, and that when they drew up the spear, the brine that dripped from it piled up and became Onogoroshima. Its name is also sung in a poem by Emperor Nintoku.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學
Names and how they are recorded
Another name is Onogoroshima, written 意能碁呂島.
Source: 國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “Onogoroshima” (first volume), “The Birth of the Land and the Kami” (first volume), and “The Emperor and Kurohime” (Record of Emperor Nintoku). 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・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「淤能碁呂島」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔島々の生成〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔吉備の黒日賣〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 国土の修理固成」（2026-10-15 確認）