Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Tōtsuyamasakitarashi no Kami

遠津山岬多良斯神とおつやまさきたらしのかみ

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

The kami born when Ame no Hihara Ōshinadomi no Kami took Tōtsumachine no Kami, the daughter of Ame no Sagiri no Kami, as wife is Tōtsuyamasakitarashi no Kami, whose name is recorded at the end of the long lineage that begins with 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

The kami born when Ame no Hihara Ōshinadomi no Kami took Tōtsumachine no Kami, the daughter of Ame no Sagiri no Kami, as wife is Tōtsuyamasakitarashi no Kami, whose name is recorded at the end of the long lineage that begins with Ōkuninushi no Kami.

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

Another name is written 遠津山岬帯神.

Source: 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)