Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Tsukitatsufunato no Kami

衝立船戸神つきたつふなとのかみ

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

When Izanagi no Kami returned from the land of Yomi and performed purification, the staff he threw down became Tsukitatsufunato no Kami. It is the first listed of the twelve kami that came into being from the things he had on him.

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 Kami returned from the land of Yomi and performed purification, the staff he threw down became Tsukitatsufunato no Kami. It is the first listed of the twelve kami that came into being from the things he had on him.

Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學

Names and how they are recorded

Another name: Funato no Kami.

Source: 國學院大學

Scenes in the text

Appears in the Kojiki in “Misogi” (first volume). You can trace the relevant passages of the text through the sources below.

Source: 國學院大學・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)