Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Wakatsukushime no Kami

若尽女神わかつくしめのかみ

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

In the genealogy recording the descendants of Ōkuninushi no Kami, she appears as the wife of Nunooshi Tomitorinarumi no Kami. It is recorded that Ame no Hibara Ōshinadomi no Kami was born to the two.

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

In the genealogy recording the descendants of Ōkuninushi no Kami, she appears as the wife of Nunooshi Tomitorinarumi no Kami. It is recorded that Ame no Hibara Ōshinadomi no Kami was born to the two.

Source: 國學院大學・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・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)