Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami (Shinto deity)

Kotoshironushi no Kami

事代主神ことしろぬしのかみ

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

In the Kojiki, Kotoshironushi appears as a child of Ōkuninushi no Kami and Kamuyatatehime no Mikoto. At the time of the transfer of the land, Kotoshironushi is the kami to whom Ōkuninushi no Kami entrusts the decision.

This page introduces the myths told in the classics and the faith handed down in various places, with their sources. It does not guarantee that any particular wish will be fulfilled.

English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む

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What kind of kami

In the Kojiki, Kotoshironushi appears as a child of Ōkuninushi no Kami and Kamuyatatehime no Mikoto. At the time of the transfer of the land, Kotoshironushi is the kami to whom Ōkuninushi no Kami entrusts the decision.

Source: 國學院大學

What the myths hand down

The messenger arrives while Kotoshironushi is hunting birds and fishing. It is told that Kotoshironushi told the father that Ashihara no Nakatsukuni should be offered to the heavenly grandson, and then hid within an aofushigaki (green brushwood fence).

Source: 國學院大學

Links between the sources and faith

Kokugakuin University introduces interpretations that link the name with, among other things, the work of conveying the words of the kami. Because identification with Ebisu faith depends on region and tradition, we do not uniformly treat every Ebisu as this kami.

Source: 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

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Sources (in Japanese)