Nunakawahime

{{Short description|Japanese goddess}}

{{Infobox deity

| type = Shinto

| spouse = Ōkuninushi

| children = Kinomata (Kimata), {{ill|Shitateruhime|ja|下照比売}}, Ajisukitakahikone, Kotoshironushi,{{Cite web |url=http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=95 |title=Kotoshironushi |first=Kadoya |last=Atsushi |date=28 April 2005 |publisher=Encyclopedia of Shinto |access-date=2010-09-29}} Takeminakata and others

| cult_centre = Amatsu Shrine, Kota Shrine

| cult_center = Amatsu Shrine, Kota Shrine

}}

Nunakawahime is a Shinto goddess.

She is worshipped in Shinto, known particularly for her association with 'sound' and 'ringing'. She helps people sing.{{Cite web |title=『Nunakawahime』 |url=https://ameblo.jp/the-japanese-deities800/entry-12435264278.html |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=Do you know who the Japanese Deities are? |language=ja}}

She is the mother of Takeminakata.{{Citation |title=Kojiki. Book Three |date=1969-12-31 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400878000-006 |work=Kojiki |pages=299–394 |access-date=2023-09-28 |publisher=Princeton University Press|doi=10.1515/9781400878000-006 |isbn=978-1-4008-7800-0 }} and Kotoshironushi.{{Cite web |last=Atsushi |first=Kadoya |date=28 April 2005 |title=Kotoshironushi |url=http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/entry.php?entryID=95 |access-date=2010-09-29 |publisher=Encyclopedia of Shinto}}

Nunakawahime is especially sought after by expectant mothers, as she is believed to grant easy childbirth and blessings of children.

Nunakawahime is a character in the Kojiki, an ancient Japanese text. She is not mentioned in the Nihon Shoki. In the Kojiki, there is a story about Ōkuninushi. He went to Koshi No Kuni to propose to Nunakawahime. He stood outside her house and recited a poem. He wanted to marry her. Nunakawahime was hesitant at first. But the next day, she accepted with a poem. They got married.