Kami (Shinto deity)
Susanoo no Mikoto
須佐之男命
In the Kojiki, he is born from the misogi (ritual purification) of Izanagi no Kami and is counted, together with Amaterasu Ōmikami and Tsukuyomi no Mikoto, among the Three Noble Children. He is the kami who was ordered to rule the sea, and his stories are set both in Takamagahara and in Izumo.
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One of the Three Noble Children, entrusted with the sea
In the Kojiki, he is born from the misogi (ritual purification) of Izanagi no Kami and is counted, together with Amaterasu Ōmikami and Tsukuyomi no Mikoto, among the Three Noble Children. He is the kami who was ordered to rule the sea, and his stories are set both in Takamagahara and in Izumo.
Source: 國學院大學
Faith in the kami of Hikawa
Hikawa Jinja, the Ichinomiya of Musashi Province, introduces Susanoo no Mikoto, Inadahime no Mikoto, and Ōnamuchi no Mikoto as its enshrined kami. Seeing him enshrined not alone but together with kami connected to him also offers a clue to understanding faith in different places.
Source: 武蔵一宮 氷川神社
Yamata no Orochi and the Kusanagi sword
A story is handed down in which Susanoo no Mikoto, having come down to Izumo, slays the great serpent Yamata no Orochi and rescues Kushinadahime. The sword he found in the serpent's tail is presented to Amaterasu Ōmikami and comes to be known as the Kusanagi sword.
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
- Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa JinjaSaitama, Saitama Prefecture
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- Nishinomiya JinjaNishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
- Inu JinjaNishi, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
- Yatsurugi Hachiman JinjaKisarazu, Chiba Prefecture
- Namura JinjaRyūō, Gamō District, Shiga Prefecture
- Kumano TaishaMatsue, Shimane Prefecture
- Nunakuma JinjaFukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Wakeoe JinjaKita Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
- Funadama JinjaHakodate, Hokkaido
- Kawaguchi JinjaKawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture
- Ōtokonushi Jinja (Nanao)Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture
- Katano JinjaHirakata, Osaka Prefecture
- Unomori JinjaYokkaichi, Mie Prefecture
- Minakuchi JinjaKōka, Shiga Prefecture
- Abita JinjaMinō, Osaka Prefecture
- Yaegaki JinjaMatsue, Shimane Prefecture
- Kozuchi JinjaŌtsuchi, Kamihei District, Iwate Prefecture
- Obiki Inari JinjaTatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture
- Tsushima JinjaTsushima, Aichi Prefecture
- Nezu JinjaBunkyō, Tokyo
- Suga JinjaShinjuku, Tokyo
- Shinagawa JinjaShinagawa, Tokyo
- Senju JinjaAdachi, Tokyo
- Seto JinjaKanazawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
- TenjinshaYokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
- Kata JinjaToba, Mie Prefecture
- Ōtori JinjaKōka, Shiga Prefecture
- Imamiya JinjaKita, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Jishu JinjaHigashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Fujinomori JinjaFushimi, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Imamiya Ebisu JinjaNaniwa, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
- Sōka JinjaSōka, Saitama Prefecture
- Nagamiya Hikawa JinjaFujimino, Saitama Prefecture
- Hikawa JinjaSuginami, Tokyo
- Hikawa Jinja (Hachiōji)Hachiōji, Tokyo
- Hachiman Yakumo JinjaHachiōji, Tokyo
- Kasuga Jinja (Yokosuka)Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
- Matsubara Jinja (Odawara)Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture
- Rokusho JinjaŌiso, Naka District, Kanagawa Prefecture
- Ibun JinjaNishio, Aichi Prefecture
- Sugawara JinjaIga, Mie Prefecture
- Hachidai JinjaSakyō, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
- Ōe JinjaTennōji, Osaka
- Hōchigai JinjaSakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture
- Hijiyama JinjaMinami, Hiroshima
- Ōmiya Hachimangū (Miki)Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture
- Suga JinjaUnnan, Shimane Prefecture
- Isasa JinjaKusatsu, Shiga Prefecture
- Namba JinjaChūō, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「建速須佐之男命」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 武蔵一宮 氷川神社「由緒と御祭神」（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「建速須佐之男命」」（2026-10-15 確認）