Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Tsuranagi no Kami

頬那芸神つらなぎのかみ

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

Of the eight kami born when Hayaakitsuhiko no Kami and Hayaakitsuhime no Kami, the kami of the river mouths, divided the river and the sea between them, Tsuranagi no Kami is recorded third, following Awanagi no Kami and Awanami 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

Of the eight kami born when Hayaakitsuhiko no Kami and Hayaakitsuhime no Kami, the kami of the river mouths, divided the river and the sea between them, Tsuranagi no Kami is recorded third, following Awanagi no Kami and Awanami 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 Birth of the Land and the 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)