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Toyo-uke
Toyouke-hime is the goddess of agriculture, industry, food, clothing, and houses in the Shinto religion. Originally enshrined in the Tanba Province, Tanba region of Japan, she was called to reside at Ise Grand Shrine, Gekū, Ise Shrine, about 1,500 years ago at the age of Emperor Yūryaku to offer sacred food to Amaterasu, Amaterasu Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess. While popular as Toyouke-Ōhmikami presently, her name has been transcribed using Chinese characters in several manners including in the "Kojiki", while there is no entry about her in the "Nihon Shoki". Literally, her name means "Luxuriant-food Princess" kami. Several alternative transcription and names are attributed to this goddess including Toyouke-Okami, Toyouke-Ōmikami, , , , , and . God and goddess thought to be identical to Toyouke-Ōhmikami are a god and a goddess . There is a separate shrine dedicated to Toyouke's Mitama#Ara-mitama and nigi-mitama, Ara-mitama, or called (Takamiya) inside Toyouke Daijingu, Gek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine
Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine ( ja, 鳥海山大物忌神社), also known as Chokaisan Ōmonoimi-jinja, is a Shinto shrine on Mount Chokai in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. The shrine has three parts on different parts of the mountain: Fukura-kuchinomiya and Warabioka-kuchinomiya at the foot of the mountain and easier to access for visitors, and the main shrine known as Sanchō-Gohonsha on the mountain's summit. The Shrine is a national historic site. The shrine is primarily dedicated to Omonoimi no Kami, the unique kami of the shrine, but also worships Toyoukebime and Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto. Omonoimi no Kami is considered possibly identical to who is also worshipped at the Warabioka subshrine. Omonoimi no Kami is primarily associated with industrial growth and is also enshrined in other places in the Tōhoku region, including . The shrine directly worships the mountain as a Kannabi. This is a rare practice and the only major shrines that continue the practice of direct Mountain Wors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
