Kami of the Kojiki
Shitaderuhime no Mikoto
下光比売命
As the child of Ōkuninushi no Kami and Takiribime no Mikoto, she is recorded as Takahime no Mikoto, also called Shitaderuhime no Mikoto. She became the wife of Amewakahiko, and it is told that when her husband died by the returned arrow, the sound of her weeping reached heaven. Hearing her voice, Amatsukunitama no Kami, the father of Amewakahiko, and others came down to the earth and held a funeral.
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
As the child of Ōkuninushi no Kami and Takiribime no Mikoto, she is recorded as Takahime no Mikoto, also called Shitaderuhime no Mikoto. She became the wife of Amewakahiko, and it is told that when her husband died by the returned arrow, the sound of her weeping reached heaven. Hearing her voice, Amatsukunitama no Kami, the father of Amewakahiko, and others came down to the earth and held a funeral.
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・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂
Names and how they are recorded
Other names: Takahime no Mikoto and Shitaterihime (下照比売).
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Genealogy of Ōkuninushi no Kami” (first volume) and “The Sending of Amewakahiko” (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・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
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
Related shrines and temples
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「下光比売命」」（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「高比売命」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 大国主神の系譜」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔系譜〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔天若日子〕」（2026-10-15 確認）