Yakumo upwelling

Yakumo upwelling

After defeating the Yamata-no-orochi, Susanō-no-mikoto came to Suga, looking for a place to build his palace. There, he said that he felt refreshed when he came here and built his palace here, and lived here with Kushinadahime, changed back from a comb.

When he built the palace, clouds upwelled. Seeing this, Susanō-no-mikoto composed a poem. Yakumo are upwelling, it is a cloud like an eightfold fence upwelling in Izumo. Building an eightfold to have my new wife stay in the house. That eightfold fence. This is said to be the first waka.

Susanō-no-mikoto also summoned Ashinazuchi and appointed him as the head of his palace, gave him the name Inadanomiyanushisuganoyatsumimi-no-kami.

Descendants of Susanō-no-mikoto

Susanō-no-mikoto and Kushinadahime gave birth to Yashimajinumi-no-kami. And also, Susanō-no-mikoto begot Ōtoshi-no-kami and Ukanomitama-no-kami between Kamuōichihime, a daughter of Ōyamatsumi-no-kami.

Yashimajinumi-no-kami married Konohanachiruhime, a daughter of Ōyamatsumi-no-kami, and their child is Fuhanomojikusunu-no-kami.

Fuhanomojikusunu-no-kami married Hikawahime, a daughter of Ōkami-no-kami, and their child is Fukafuchinomizuyarehana-no-kami.

Fukafuchinomizuyarehana-no-kami married Amenotsudohechine-no-kami, and their child is Omizunu-no-kami.

Omizunu-no-kami married Futemimi-no-kami, a daughter of Funozuno-no-kami, and their child is Amenofuyukinu-no-kami.

Amenofuyukinu-no-kami married Sashikuniwakahime, a daughter of Sashikuniō-no-kami, and their child is Ōkuninushi-no-kami. Ōkuninushi-no-kami has five names. His other names are Ōnamuchi-no-kami, Ashiharashikō-no-kami, Utsushikunitama-no-kami and Yachihoko-no-kami.

Gods

Susanō-no-mikoto (須佐之男命)

Defeated the Yamata-no-ōrochi.

Kushinadahime (櫛名田比売)

A beautiful girl who was saved from the Yamata-no-ōrochi by Susanō-no-mikoto. Marries Susanō-no-mikoto. The god of agriculture.

Ashinazuchi (足名椎)

Kushinadahime's father. A child of Ōyamatsumi-no-kami.

Wife and children of Susanō-no-mikoto

Kamuōichihime (神大市比売)

The god of the market, or food. A child of Ōyamatsumi-no-kami. Susanō-no-mikoto's wife.

Yashimajinumi-no-kami (八嶋士奴美神)

The god of land. Susanō-no-mikoto and Kushinadahime's child.

Ōtoshi-no-kami (大年神)

Susanō-no-mikoto and Kamuōichihime's child. The god of graining. Also worshipped as the god of year, bringing the new year every year.

Ukanomitama-no-kami (宇迦之御魂神)

Susanō-no-mikoto and Kamuōichihime's child. The god of graining. Worshipped as Inari-no-kami.

Descendants of Susanō-no-mikoto

Fuhanomojikusunu-no-kami (布波能母遅久奴須奴神)

The god of land. Yashimajinumi-no-kami and Konohanachiruhime's child.

Fukafuchinomizuyarehana-no-kami (深淵之水夜礼花神)

The god of water. Fuhanomojikusunu-no-kami and Hikawahime's child.

Omizunu-no-kami (淤美豆奴神)

The god of water. Fukafuchinomizuyarehana-no-kami and Amenotsudohechine-no-kami's child.

Amenofuyukinu-no-kami (天之冬衣神)

The god of clothing. Omizunu-no-kami and Futemimi-no-kami's child.

Ōkuninushi-no-kami (大国主神)

Amenofuyukinu-no-kami and Sashikuniwakahime's child. Later, will be building the Ashiharanakatsu-no-kuni. In Nihon shoki, he is Susanō-no-mikoto and Kushinadahime's child.

Other gods

Konohanachiruhime (木花知流比売)

A child of Ōyamatsumi-no-kami. Yashimajinumi-no-kami's wife.

Ōyamatsumi-no-kami (大山津見神)

The god of the mountain, Izanagi-no-mikoto and Izanami-no-mikoto gave birth.

Hikawahime (日河比売)

The god of water. Okami-no-kami's child. Fuhanomojikusunu-no-kami's wife.

Ōkami-no-kami (淤迦美神)

Hikawahime's father. The god of water. Seen as the same as Kuraokami-no-kami, born when Izanagi-no-mikoto killed Hinokagutsuchi-no-kami, in Kami-umi.

Amenotsudohechine-no-kami (天之都度閇知泥神)

The god of water. Fuhanomojikusunu-no-kami's wife.

Futemimi-no-kami (布帝耳神)

The god of clothing. Funozuno-no-kami's child. Omizunu-no-kami's wife.

Funozuno-no-kami (布怒豆怒神)

Futemimi-no-kami's father. The god of clothing.

Sashikuniwakahime (刺国若比売)

The god of land. Sashikuniō-no-kami's child. Amenofuyukinu-no-kami's wife.

Sashikuniō-no-kami (刺国大神)

Sashikuniwakahime's father. No details written.

Places

Suga (須賀)

Said to be where Suga shrine is now, in modern Unnan city, Shimane prefecture.

Other terms

Yakumo (八雲)

A cloud in many layers.

Waka (和歌)

A type of poetry in classical Japanese literature.

Susanō-no-mikoto's waka

八雲(Yakumo)立つ(tatsu)　 出雲(Izumo)八重垣(yaegaki)　 妻(tsuma)籠(gomi)に(ni)　 八重垣(yaegaki)作る(tsukuru)　 その(sono)八重垣(yaegaki)を(wo)