Kami of the Kojiki
Ōyabiko no Kami
大屋毘古神
A kami born in the birth of the kami by Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami. Later, when Ōkuninushi no Kami was persecuted by the eighty kami and was sent away by his mother Sashikuniwakahime to this kami in the land of Ki, this kami let Ōkuninushi no Kami, cornered by the eighty kami, escape through the fork of a tree, and guided him to go to Susanoo no Mikoto in Ne no Katasu Kuni.
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 born in the birth of the kami by Izanagi no Kami and Izanami no Kami. Later, when Ōkuninushi no Kami was persecuted by the eighty kami and was sent away by his mother Sashikuniwakahime to this kami in the land of Ki, this kami let Ōkuninushi no Kami, cornered by the eighty kami, escape through the fork of a tree, and guided him to go to Susanoo no Mikoto in Ne no Katasu Kuni.
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 Birth of the Land and the Kami” (first volume) and “The Visit to Ne no Katasu Kuni” (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
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「大屋毘古神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔神々の生成〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔根の堅州國〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 神生み」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 八十神の迫害」（2026-10-15 確認）