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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 ]
Toshigami The kami of abundant harvests, specifically of rice and grain, and a son of Susanoo. He is the older brother of Ukanomitama. Toyotama-hime A daughter of Watatsumi, the sister of Tamayori-hime, the wife of Hoori, the mother of Ugayafukiaezu and the grandmother of Emperor Jimmu. Toyouke-hime
In China, Dizhushen (地主神) are considered deities below Sheshen and City Gods.. The Landlord God (Chinese: 地主神; pinyin: Dìzhǔ shén) is a deity worshipped in Chinese folk beliefs who is analogous but is not to be confused with Tudigong.
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]
Minashi Shrine haiden. Hida-Ichinomiya Minashi Shrine (飛騨一宮水無神社, Hida Ichinomiya Minashi Jinja), commonly: Minashi Shrine (水無神社, Minashi Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
The fundamental function of the New Year ceremonies is to honor and receive the toshigami (deity), who will then bring a bountiful harvest for farmers and bestow the ancestors' blessing on everyone." After January 15 (or in many instances the 19th) the kadomatsu is burned to appease the kami or toshigami and release them.
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.
According to the Kojiki she and Susanoo are the parents of Ukanomitama, [4] [5] and Toshigami [3] [2] who is often identified with Inari. [13] She is also known by the name Ohtoshimioya-no-Mikoto (大歳御祖命). [1] and worshipped at Shizuoka Sengen Shrine as a market goddess [14] [15]