Kojiki Book II Characters
Kojiki Book II is full of memorable figures — heroes such as Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor, Yamato Takeru, and Empress Jingu, as well as gods like Yatagarasu, the Great Crow, and Omononushi, the god of Mount Miwa. Below are the main characters who appear in the manga, with a clear explanation of who each one is and what they do in the story, based on what the Kojiki itself says.
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Kamuyamato-Iwarebiko (later Emperor Jimmu) Kamuyamato-Iwarebiko-no-Mikoto
The first emperor, who journeyed east
Emperor Jimmu is the figure the Kojiki names as the first emperor of Japan; his original name was Kamuyamato-Iwarebiko. Born in Hyuga as a descendant of the gods who…
Appears in 4 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4Yamato Takeru Yamato-Takeru-no-Mikoto
The great tragic hero of Japanese myth
Yamato Takeru is a hero who, in the Kojiki, is a son of Emperor Keiko. Originally called Prince Ousu, he subdued the Kumaso in the west and the peoples of the eastern…
Appears in 6 episodes: Episode 8, Episode 9, Episode 10, Episode 11, Episode 12, Episode 13Empress Jingu (Okinaga-tarashi-hime) Okinaga-Tarashi-Hime-no-Mikoto
The empress who crossed the sea at a god's command
Empress Jingu is the chief queen of Emperor Chuai, called Okinaga-tarashi-hime in the Kojiki. She had the power to be possessed by a god and speak its words, and she…
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 14, Episode 15Itsuse Itsuse-no-Mikoto
Elder brother of Emperor Jimmu
Itsuse is the elder full brother of Emperor Jimmu (Iwarebiko). He and his younger brother asked each other, "Where should we live to rule the land well?" and together…
Appears in 3 episodes: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3Yatagarasu, the Great Crow Yatagarasu
The heavenly crow who guided Emperor Jimmu
Yatagarasu is a great crow sent down from heaven by the god Takagi as a guide in the Kojiki. "Ata" is an old unit of length, and "yata" (eight ata) means "very large."
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 2Isukeyorihime Isukeyori-Hime
Daughter of a god and Emperor Jimmu's chief queen
Isukeyorihime is the daughter of Omononushi, the god of Mount Miwa, and Seyadatarahime, a maiden called "the child of a god." She became the chief queen (principal…
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 3, Episode 4Omononushi, God of Mount Miwa Omononushi-no-Okami
The god who dwells on Mount Miwa
Omononushi is the god worshipped on Mount Miwa in Nara. He is regarded as the same god who, in Book I of the Kojiki, helped build the land and was enshrined on Mount…
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 3, Episode 5Tagishimimi Tagishimimi-no-Mikoto
The half-brother who plotted against his brothers
Tagishimimi is the son Emperor Jimmu had with Ahirahime while he still lived in Hyuga. He was a half-brother to the three princes born to Isukeyorihime.
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 4Kamununakawamimi (later Emperor Suizei) Kamununakawamimi-no-Mikoto
The second emperor, who put down his brother's revolt
Emperor Suizei is the figure the Kojiki names as the second emperor of Japan; his name was Kamununakawamimi. He was the youngest son of Emperor Jimmu and Isukeyorihime.
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 4Emperor Sujin Mimakiiribiko-Inie-no-Mikoto
The tenth emperor, who ended a plague
Emperor Sujin is the figure the Kojiki names as the tenth emperor of Japan; his name was Mimakiiribiko-Inie.
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 5Sahobime Sahobime-no-Mikoto
The queen torn between brother and husband
Sahobime is the queen of Emperor Suinin and the full sister of Sahobiko. She loved both her husband and her brother, and is remembered as a tragic woman torn between…
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 6, Episode 7Sahobiko Sahobiko-no-Miko
The brother who ordered his sister to kill the emperor
Sahobiko is the full brother of Sahobime, Emperor Suinin's queen, and a prince who rebelled against the emperor.
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 6Emperor Suinin Ikumeiribiko-Isachi-no-Mikoto
The eleventh emperor, devoted to his queen and son
Emperor Suinin is the figure the Kojiki names as the eleventh emperor of Japan; his name was Ikumeiribiko-Isachi. He was the son of Emperor Sujin.
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 6, Episode 7Homuchiwake Homuchiwake-no-Miko
The silent prince born in the flames
Homuchiwake is the son of Emperor Suinin and Sahobime. Because he was born inside the burning rice-bale fortress, his mother gave him this name.
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 6, Episode 7Emperor Keiko Otarashihiko-Oshirowake-no-Sumeramikoto
The twelfth emperor, father of Yamato Takeru
Emperor Keiko is the figure the Kojiki names as the twelfth emperor of Japan and the father of Yamato Takeru (Prince Ousu). He ruled from the Hishiro Palace at Makimuku.
Appears in 3 episodes: Episode 8, Episode 9, Episode 13Yamatohime Yamatohime-no-Mikoto
The aunt who stood by Yamato Takeru
Yamatohime is the daughter of Emperor Suinin and the younger sister of Emperor Keiko. The Kojiki describes her as serving at the shrine of the Great God of Ise.
Appears in 4 episodes: Episode 8, Episode 9, Episode 10, Episode 13Miyazuhime Miyazu-Hime
The princess of Owari who kept the sword Kusanagi
Miyazuhime is a woman regarded as an ancestor of the rulers of Owari Province, and the woman Yamato Takeru married.
Appears in 3 episodes: Episode 10, Episode 12, Episode 13Kumaso Takeru the Elder / Kumaso Takeru the Younger Kumaso-Takeru
The brothers who gave Yamato Takeru his name
The Kumaso Takeru brothers are, in the Kojiki, two powerful brothers in the west who refused to obey the emperor. They are regarded as chieftains of the people living…
Appears in 3 episodes: Episode 8, Episode 9, Episode 13Emperor Chuai Tarashinakatsuhiko-no-Sumeramikoto
The fourteenth emperor, who doubted a god's word
Emperor Chuai is the figure the Kojiki names as the fourteenth emperor of Japan; his name was Tarashinakatsuhiko. He was a son of Yamato Takeru and the husband of…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 14Takeshiuchi no Sukune Takeshiuchi-no-Sukune
The minister who served many emperors
Takeshiuchi no Sukune is a minister in the Kojiki who served across the reigns of several emperors. He is famous for the legend of his extraordinarily long life.
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 14, Episode 15Homudawake (future Emperor Ojin) Homudawake-no-Mikoto
The prince proclaimed king before he was born
Emperor Ojin is the figure the Kojiki names as the fifteenth emperor of Japan; his name was Homudawake. He was the son of Emperor Chuai and Empress Jingu.
Appears in 2 episodes: Episode 14, Episode 15Prince Oshikuma Oshikuma-no-Miko
The rebel prince who challenged Empress Jingu
Prince Oshikuma is the son of Emperor Chuai and Onakatsuhime, and a half-brother of Emperor Ojin (Homudawake). He rebelled against Empress Jingu and her son.
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 15