Collective name for kami
Suminoe no Mimae no Ōkami
墨江之三前大神
When Izanagi no Mikoto rinsed himself at the bottom, in the middle, and at the surface of the water, a Tsutsunoo no Mikoto was born at each, together with a Watatsumi no Kami. The Kojiki refers to the three, Sokotsutsunoo no Mikoto, Nakatsutsunoo no Mikoto, and Uwatsutsunoo no Mikoto, as “Suminoe no Mimae no Ōkami.” Here you can follow the figure and introduction of each of the three.
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
When Izanagi no Mikoto rinsed himself at the bottom, in the middle, and at the surface of the water, a Tsutsunoo no Mikoto was born at each, together with a Watatsumi no Kami. The Kojiki refers to the three, Sokotsutsunoo no Mikoto, Nakatsutsunoo no Mikoto, and Uwatsutsunoo no Mikoto, as “Suminoe no Mimae no Ōkami.” Here you can follow the figure and introduction of each of the three.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學
Names and how they are recorded
“Suminoe no Mimae no Ōkami” is a collective name for the three kami. The individual names are not grouped together as alternative names of a single kami.
Source: 國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “Misogi” (first volume), “The Death of Emperor Chūai and the Oracle” (Record of Emperor Chūai), and “Empress Jingū's Expedition to Silla” (Record of Emperor Chūai). 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
Related kami and buddhas
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「墨江之三前大神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔身禊〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー みそぎ②」（2026-10-15 確認）