Kami (Shinto deity)
Shinatsuhiko no Kami
志那都比古神
In the Kojiki, Shinatsuhiko is born as the kami of wind. Shinatsuhiko appears alongside the kami of trees, mountains and fields, in a scene where the many workings of nature appear as kami.
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
What kind of kami
In the Kojiki, Shinatsuhiko is born as the kami of wind. Shinatsuhiko appears alongside the kami of trees, mountains and fields, in a scene where the many workings of nature appear as kami.
Source: 國學院大學
What the myths hand down
An alternative account (aru fumi) in the Nihon Shoki tells of a wind kami who comes forth from the breath that Izanagi no Mikoto blew away. The account of the birth is not the same as in the Kojiki.
Source: 國學院大學
Links between the sources and faith
The name “Shinatsu” is interpreted in relation to wind and to the place where wind arises. We respect the differences in readings and names found in the sources, and do not fix Shinatsuhiko to a single form or gender.
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
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「志那都比古神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「志那都比古神」」（2026-10-15 確認）