Island or land of the Kuniumi myth
Sado no Shima
佐度島
An island said to have been born seventh in the birth of the lands, as one of Ōyashima no Kuni, which begins with Awaji no Honosawake no Shima.
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
An island said to have been born seventh in the birth of the lands, as one of Ōyashima no Kuni, which begins with Awaji no Honosawake no Shima.
Source: 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). You can trace the relevant passages of the text through the sources below.
Source: 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「佐度島」」（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）