Kami (Shinto deity)
Tagorihime no Kami
田心姫神
In the guide of Munakata Taisha, Tagorihime no Kami is the kami of Okitsumiya on Okinoshima. Together with Tagitsuhime no Kami of Nakatsumiya and Ichikishimahime no Kami of Hetsumiya, she makes up the three goddesses of Munakata and is revered through the three shrines.
This page introduces myths and the faith handed down at individual shrines, with their sources. Descriptions of divine virtues are explanations within religious faith and do not guarantee the outcome of any prayer. We do not set uniform rules for the traditions or customs of individual shrines and temples.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
A goddess enshrined on Okinoshima
In the guide of Munakata Taisha, Tagorihime no Kami is the kami of Okitsumiya on Okinoshima. Together with Tagitsuhime no Kami of Nakatsumiya and Ichikishimahime no Kami of Hetsumiya, she makes up the three goddesses of Munakata and is revered through the three shrines.
Source: 宗像大社
The rites of Okinoshima and the faith of Munakata
Munakata Taisha introduces the ritual sites and sacred treasures remaining on Okinoshima as connected with the history of ancient state rites and exchange with other lands. We present prayers to Tagorihime no Kami as a faith carried on within this history of the sea and the island.
Source: 宗像大社
The story of Takiribime no Mikoto
In the Kojiki she appears as Takiribime no Mikoto and is named first among the three goddesses born at the pledge between Amaterasu Ōmikami and Susanoo no Mikoto. It is also told that she bore Ajisukitakahikone no Kami and Takahime no Mikoto with Ōkuninushi no 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
Related shrines and temples
- Munakata TaishaMunakata, Fukuoka Prefecture
- Nikkō Futarasan JinjaNikkō, Tochigi Prefecture
- Hiyoshi TaishaŌtsu, Shiga Prefecture
- Itsukushima JinjaHatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Kaibara HachimangūTanba, Hyōgo Prefecture
- Kōsō Hachiman JinjaMoji, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture
- Enoshima JinjaFujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture
- Asahiyama JinjaNishi Ward, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Utō JinjaAomori, Aomori Prefecture
- Jūban Inari JinjaMinato, Tokyo
- Achi JinjaKurashiki, Okayama Prefecture
- Tanakayama JinjaAsaminami, Hiroshima
Sources (in Japanese)
- 宗像大社「由緒」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「多紀理毘売命」（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「奥津島比売命」」（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「奥津島比売命」」（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「多紀理毘売命」」（2026-10-15 確認）