Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Ōtsuchi no Kami

大土神おおつちのかみ

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

A kami recorded last among the ten kami born when Ōtoshi no Kami took Amachikarumizuhime as wife; another name is Tsuchi no Mioya no Kami. Alongside Ōyamakui no Kami, Niwatsuhi no Kami and others born of the same mother, this kami is one of those who add color to the 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

A kami recorded last among the ten kami born when Ōtoshi no Kami took Amachikarumizuhime as wife; another name is Tsuchi no Mioya no Kami. Alongside Ōyamakui no Kami, Niwatsuhi no Kami and others born of the same mother, this kami is one of those who add color to the lineage of Ōtoshi no Kami.

Source: 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 is Tsuchi no Mioya no Kami.

Source: 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・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)