Kami of the Kojiki
Ōtoshi no Kami
大年神
One of the two kami (Ōtoshi no Kami and Ukanomitama no Kami) born when Susanoo no Mikoto took Kamuōichihime, the daughter of Ōyamatsumi no Kami, as wife. Later this kami took Inohime, Kaguyohime and Amachikarumizuhime as wives, had many children and built a vast lineage.
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
One of the two kami (Ōtoshi no Kami and Ukanomitama no Kami) born when Susanoo no Mikoto took Kamuōichihime, the daughter of Ōyamatsumi no Kami, as wife. Later this kami took Inohime, Kaguyohime and Amachikarumizuhime as wives, had many children and built a vast lineage.
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・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Palace at Suga” (first volume) and “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・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學・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「大年神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔系譜〕」（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 須賀の宮②」（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）