Umashiashikabihikoji is a Japanese primordial deity.
[2][1] The Kojiki calls this deity Umashiashikabihikoji no kami.
[3] He is only cited in an "alternate writing" in the Nihon Shoki.
[3] Umashiashikabihikoji is linked to the creation of heaven and earth.
[1] He is a Hitorigami, or a singular divinity born early in the universe.
It says Umashiashikabihikoji was the fourth kami to appear.
[2] The Kojiki says Umashiashikabihikoji was the fourth kotoamatsukami.
It highlights the connection between nature and the divine in Japanese beliefs.