Kotoshironushi

God of Fishing
Person kami Q8009611
Kotoshironushi
玉蘭斎貞秀 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Kotoshironushi is a kami[1]. He draws 1,181 Wikipedia views per month (kami category, ranking #35 of 62).[2]

Key Facts

  • Father: Ōkuninushi[3]
  • Mother: Kamuyatate hime no mikoto[4], Tagitsuhime[5]
  • Spouse: Tamakushihime[6], Mihotsuhime[7]
  • Child: Himetataraisuzuhime[8], Isuzuyorihime[9], Kamo no Kimi[10], Mimatsuhiko-Irodo-no-Mikoto[11], Mikashikiyahime[12], Nagasunehiko[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Instance of: kunitsukami[15]
  • Unmarried partner: Tamakushihime[16]
  • Said to be the same as: Ōkuninushi[17], Ōmononushi[18], Yamato no ōkuni tama no kami[19], Hosuseri[20], Honoakari[21], Ame no Wakahiko[22], Nigihayahi[23], Ebisu[24]
  • Honorific suffix: -no-Kami[25]
  • Name in kana: ことしろぬしのかみ[26]
  • P14391: 14954[27]
  • P14750: 82D9-D465-6289-88AA-8E5E[28]

Why It Matters

Kotoshironushi has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Who were Kotoshironushi's parents?

Kotoshironushi's father was Ōkuninushi[3]. Kotoshironushi's mother was Kamuyatate hime no mikoto[4].

Who was Kotoshironushi married to?

Kotoshironushi's spouses include Tamakushihime[6] and Mihotsuhime[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Nihon Shoki. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → —
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Short name: 事代主, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289892|batch #289892]]"
  2. 9d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Short name: 事代主, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289887|batch #289887]]"
  3. 11d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → —
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Short name: 事代主, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289712|batch #289712]]"
  4. 12d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → God of Fishing
    Fandom article id → shinto:Kotoshironushi-no-Mikoto
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'ru', 'simple', 'th', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Fandom article id: shinto:Kotoshironushi-no-Mikoto, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791182916249"
  5. 5w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Honorific suffix → -no-Kami
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Honorific suffix: -no-Kami"
  6. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 82D9-D465-6289-88AA-8E5E
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
  7. 12w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Kamuyatate hime no mikoto, Tagitsuhime
    Wikidata description → God of Fishing
    Instance of → —
    Father → Ōkuninushi
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14391: 14954, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1784922974760"
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