Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Shigiyamatsumi no Kami

志芸山津見神しぎやまつみのかみ

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

Of the eight Yamatsumi kami born from the body of Kagutsuchi no Kami, slain by Izanagi no Kami, this is the fifth, following Masakayamatsumi no Kami, Odoyamatsumi no Kami, Okuyamatsumi no Kami and Kurayamatsumi no Kami, and it is counted among the kami who govern the mountains.

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

Of the eight Yamatsumi kami born from the body of Kagutsuchi no Kami, slain by Izanagi no Kami, this is the fifth, following Masakayamatsumi no Kami, Odoyamatsumi no Kami, Okuyamatsumi no Kami and Kurayamatsumi no Kami, and it is counted among the kami who govern the mountains.

Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫/武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學

Scenes in the text

Appears in the Kojiki in “The Death of Izanami no Mikoto” (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・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)