Kami of the Kojiki
Watatsumi no Kami
綿津見神
From the misogi of Izanagi no Kami, three Watatsumi no Kami were born: Sokotsu, Nakatsu, and Uwatsu Watatsumi no Kami. In another scene, Watatsumi no Kami appears living in the palace of the sea kami visited by Hoori no Mikoto; he gave his daughter Toyotamabime to Hoori no Mikoto as wife and helped find the elder brother's fishhook.
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
From the misogi of Izanagi no Kami, three Watatsumi no Kami were born: Sokotsu, Nakatsu, and Uwatsu Watatsumi no Kami. In another scene, Watatsumi no Kami appears living in the palace of the sea kami visited by Hoori no Mikoto; he gave his daughter Toyotamabime to Hoori no Mikoto as wife and helped find the elder brother's fishhook.
Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學・國學院大學
Names and how they are recorded
Also called Watatsumi no Ōkami, or 海神 (the sea kami).
Source: 國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “Misogi” (first volume) and “The Visit to the Land of the Sea 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・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂・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
Related shrines and temples
Related kami and buddhas
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「綿津見神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔神々の生成〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔身禊〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔海幸と山幸〕」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 神生み」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー みそぎ②」（2026-10-15 確認）