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Toshigami (年神 or 歳神, Toshigami or Tomo, lit. "year god"), also known as Ōtoshi-no-kami (大年神, lit. "great year god"), is a Japanese kami and a part of the Shinto pantheon. Etymology [ edit ]
Ōgetsu-hime is married to Hayamato (羽山戸神, Hayamato-no-kami), who is the son of Toshigami through his wife Amechikarumizu-hime (天知迦流美豆比売) in the Kojiki, making Hayamato her great-grandnephew through her brother Ōyamatsumi. In some legends, Ukemochi is also married to Inari [3] and in others, she is Inari.
A dragon-headed carp whose image is often used in architecture. Shibaemon-tanuki A bake-danuki from Awaji Island. One of the three most famous tanuki. Shichinin misaki A group of seven ghosts told of in Shikoku and the Chūgoku region who sicken the living, seeking to ascend to Heaven by forcing their victims to take their place. Shidaidaka
In Japanese mythology, the Seven Lucky Gods or Seven Gods of Fortune (七福神, Shichifukujin in Japanese) are believed to grant good luck and are often represented in netsuke and in artworks.
Kushinadahime (櫛名田比売、くしなだひめ), also known as Kushiinadahime (奇稲田姫、くしいなだひめ) or Inadahime (稲田姫、いなだひめ) among other names, is a goddess in Japanese mythology and the Shinto faith.
Oto-hime (Princess Oto)'s name consists of the character also read otsu meaning "No. 2". [ a ] [ 1 ] Thus Oto-hime must have been the 'second daughter' or 'younger princess' of the Dragon King ( Ryū-ō ), as explained by folklorist Yoshio Miyao [ ja ] in his bilingual edition of the In Urashima fairytale. [ 1 ]
Thus it is a kind of toshigami. The practice has shifted over the years. According to 20th century descriptions, the namahage would typically receive mochi (rice cakes) from the households they visited, [3] but newlywed couples were supposed to play host to them in full formal attire and offer them sake and food. [3]
Dōjigiri was presented to Oda Nobunaga, the leading late sixteenth century general (1534-82), by the Ashikaga family.Subsequently it was the property, in turn, of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu.