Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Tōtsumachine no Kami

遠津待根神とおつまちねのかみ

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

Tōtsumachine no Kami is the daughter of Ame no Sagiri no Kami; she was taken as wife by Ame no Hihara Ōshinadomi no Kami and bore Tōtsuyamasakitarashi no Kami. She is a kami near the end of the lineage of Ōkuninushi 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

Tōtsumachine no Kami is the daughter of Ame no Sagiri no Kami; she was taken as wife by Ame no Hihara Ōshinadomi no Kami and bore Tōtsuyamasakitarashi no Kami. She is a kami near the end of the lineage of Ōkuninushi 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)