Ohonaobi-no-Kami

Onaobi-no-Kami is a purification deity recorded in the Kojiki, Book One, in the misogi section. The Nihon Shoki writes the name as Onaobi-no-Kami (大直日神); other sources use Onaobi-no-Mikoto.

The Kojiki Book One records that after Yasomagatsuhi-no-Kami and Omagatsuhi-no-Kami arose during Izanagi's purification, three deities arose to correct the calamity: Kamunaobi-no-Kami, Onaobi-no-Kami, and Izunome-no-Kami. The Senda-Kujihongi and various norito also reference Onaobi-no-Mikoto.

He is paired with Kamunaobi-no-Kami as a purification deity, with Izunome-no-Kami following as the third deity correcting the magatsuhi influence.

Dedicated shrines are scarce. The deity is referenced in the Norito of Great Purification (Oharae Norito) as a deity that nullifies impurity. Subsidiary haraedo shrines in Kyushu, Shimane, and the Kinki region include the deity in their offerings.

He is also written as 大直日神 (Onaobi-no-Kami) in the Nihon Shoki and as 大直日命 (Onaobi-no-Mikoto) in Senda-Kujihongi.