Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Torinarumi no Kami

鳥鳴海神とりなるみのかみ

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

The kami born when Ōkuninushi no Kami took Totori no Kami, the daughter of Yashimamuji no Kami, as wife is Torinarumi no Kami, who later took Hinaterinukatabichioikochini no Kami as wife and fathered Kunioshitomi no Kami.

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

The kami born when Ōkuninushi no Kami took Totori no Kami, the daughter of Yashimamuji no Kami, as wife is Torinarumi no Kami, who later took Hinaterinukatabichioikochini no Kami as wife and fathered Kunioshitomi no Kami.

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)