Island or land of the Kuniumi myth
Ōyamato Toyoakizushima
大倭豊秋津島
In the birth of Ōyashima no Kuni, the island born last, following Sado no Shima. Another name for it is Amatsumisora Toyoakizunewake.
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 lineage in the Kojiki
In the birth of Ōyashima no Kuni, the island born last, following Sado no Shima. Another name for it is Amatsumisora Toyoakizunewake.
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
Names and how they are handed down
Other name: Amatsumisora Toyoakizunewake
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki, first volume: “The birth of the land and the birth of the kami.” The relevant passages of the text can be traced 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
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「天御虚空豊秋津根別」」（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「大倭豊秋津島」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 国生み」（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）