Collective name for kami
Yomotsukami
黄泉神
Izanagi no Kami followed Izanami no Kami all the way to the land of Yomi and urged her to return to the land above. But Izanami no Kami had already eaten the food of Yomi (yomotsuhegui) and could not return right away. So Izanami no Kami consulted the kami of Yomi about how she might go back to her former land.
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
Izanagi no Kami followed Izanami no Kami all the way to the land of Yomi and urged her to return to the land above. But Izanami no Kami had already eaten the food of Yomi (yomotsuhegui) and could not return right away. So Izanami no Kami consulted the kami of Yomi about how she might go back to her former land.
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 Land of Yomi” (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)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「黄泉神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 青空文庫／武田祐吉校訂「校註 古事記 〔黄泉の國〕」（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）