2. The Birth of the Land

”Kami” is a Japanese word referring to gods, spirits, and sacred presences in Japanese belief. The unit used to count Kami is “Hashira.”

IZANAKI and IZANAMI

Comic page titled “The Birth of the Land.” A male-female pair, Izanami and Izanaki, the seventh generation of Kami, are introduced. The Kami give them the Heavenly Spear and tell them to shape the floating land. They stir the sea, and Onogoro Island appears.

When Male and Female Kami Were Born

The seven generations of Kami are born. They are called “Kamuyo Nanayo”.

1st Generation
-Kuninotokotachi no kami -Kami of the Earth and Land

2nd Generation
-Toyokumono no kami -Kami of the Cloud

(From here, male and female Kami appear)
3rd Generation
-Uhijini no kami (male)
-Suhichini no kami （female）

4th Generation
-Tsunogui no kami (male)
-Ikugui no kami (female)

5th Generation
-Ōtonoji no kami (male)
-Ōtonobenokami (female)

6th Generation
-Omodaru no kami (male)
-Ayakashikone no kami (female)

-The 3rd to 6th generations are Kami related to land and dwelling.

7th Generation
–Izanaki no kami (male)
–Izanami no kami (female)

Izanaki and Izanami creat Japan

Izanagi and Izanami stood on the Floating Bridge of Heaven and stirred the muddy earth with a spear.

Then, the drops that dripped from the spear hardened by themselves and formed an island. This was Onogoro Island.

Kami on this site were character-designed and illustrated by Tokura Kura. Since the Kojiki contains no descriptions or illustrations of Kami’s physical appearances, they are depicted based on imagination.