Kami of the Kojiki
Yasomagatsuhi no Kami
八十禍津日神
Having returned from the land of Yomi, Izanagi no Kami performed misogi by the sea. When he rinsed himself in the middle current of the river, two kami, Yasomagatsuhi no Kami and Ōmagatsuhi no Kami, came into being from the impurity he had taken on by going to a land full of impurity. Yasomagatsuhi no Kami is the first of them.
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
Having returned from the land of Yomi, Izanagi no Kami performed misogi by the sea. When he rinsed himself in the middle current of the river, two kami, Yasomagatsuhi no Kami and Ōmagatsuhi no Kami, came into being from the impurity he had taken on by going to a land full of impurity. Yasomagatsuhi no Kami is the first of them.
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 “Misogi” (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
Related shrines and temples
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「八十禍津日神」」（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）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー みそぎ②」（2026-10-15 確認）