Kami of the Kojiki
Takehiratori no Mikoto
建比良鳥命
Takehiratori no Mikoto, the child of Ame no Hohi no Mikoto, who was born through the pledge (ukei), is handed down as the ancestral kami of the Izumo no Kuni no Miyatsuko, the Muzashi no Kuni no Miyatsuko, the Kamitsuunakami no Kuni no Miyatsuko, the Shimotsuunakami no Kuni no Miyatsuko, the Ijimu no Kuni no Miyatsuko, the Tsushima no Agata no Atai, the Tōtōmi no Kuni no Miyatsuko and others.
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
Takehiratori no Mikoto, the child of Ame no Hohi no Mikoto, who was born through the pledge (ukei), is handed down as the ancestral kami of the Izumo no Kuni no Miyatsuko, the Muzashi no Kuni no Miyatsuko, the Kamitsuunakami no Kuni no Miyatsuko, the Shimotsuunakami no Kuni no Miyatsuko, the Ijimu no Kuni no Miyatsuko, the Tsushima no Agata no Atai, the Tōtōmi no Kuni no Miyatsuko and others.
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 “Ukei” (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)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「建比良鳥命」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔誓約〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー うけひ」（2026-10-15 確認）