Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Shikiyamanushi no Kami

敷山主神しきやまぬしのかみ

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

A kami listed in the lineage of Ōkuninushi no Kami. The daughter, Aonuumanuoshihime, is linked through a marriage in the lineage to the descendants of Ōkuninushi no Kami, and Shikiyamanushi no Kami is placed as an ancestor on the mother's side.

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 listed in the lineage of Ōkuninushi no Kami. The daughter, Aonuumanuoshihime, is linked through a marriage in the lineage to the descendants of Ōkuninushi no Kami, and Shikiyamanushi no Kami is placed as an ancestor on the mother's side.

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 Genealogy of Ōkuninushi no Kami” (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)