Collective name for kami
Yakusa no Ikazuchi no Kami
八雷神
When Izanagi no Kami fled after seeing the figure of Izanami no Kami, Yomotsushikome was the first to chase him. Next, Izanami no Kami sent the eight thunder kami, which had come into being in eight parts of her body from head to feet, after him together with an army of fifteen hundred from Yomi, but at the foot of Yomotsu Hirasaka they were driven back and scattered with peaches.
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 fled after seeing the figure of Izanami no Kami, Yomotsushikome was the first to chase him. Next, Izanami no Kami sent the eight thunder kami, which had come into being in eight parts of her body from head to feet, after him together with an army of fifteen hundred from Yomi, but at the foot of Yomotsu Hirasaka they were driven back and scattered with peaches.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Land of Yomi” (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・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 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「八雷神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 黄泉国①」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 黄泉国②」（2026-10-15 確認）