Kami (Shinto deity)
Umashiashikabihikoji no Kami
宇摩志阿斯訶備比古遅神
At the beginning of the Kojiki, while the land was still drifting, Umashiashikabihikoji is the kami who appeared from something that sprang up like the shoots of reeds. The name is listed after Ame no Minakanushi no Kami, Takamimusuhi no Kami and Kamumusuhi no Kami, and before Ame no Tokotachi no Kami.
What is recorded in the Kojiki and scholarly views on the kami's name are introduced separately. The page introduces the relationships recorded in the Kojiki and explanations concerning the name.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Place in the Kojiki
At the beginning of the Kojiki, while the land was still drifting, Umashiashikabihikoji is the kami who appeared from something that sprang up like the shoots of reeds. The name is listed after Ame no Minakanushi no Kami, Takamimusuhi no Kami and Kamumusuhi no Kami, and before Ame no Tokotachi no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學
What the text records
It is recorded that Umashiashikabihikoji appeared as a hitorigami (single kami) together with Ame no Tokotachi no Kami and hid away. The first five kami are grouped together as the Kotoamatsukami. No concrete actions or appearance after this are depicted in this section.
Source: 國學院大學
How to receive the name
Kokugakuin University's explanation discusses the relationship between “ashikabi” in the name and the metaphor of reed shoots. The name offers a clue for thinking about coming into being, but the text does not teach any power to grant individual wishes.
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
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「『古事記』上巻・天地初発（校訂本文）」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「神名データベース「宇摩志阿斯訶備比古遅神」」（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「宇摩志阿斯訶備比古遅神」」（2026-10-15 確認）