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  2. Toshigami - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  3. Namahage - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  4. Kasa Jizō - Wikipedia

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    Kasa Jizō (笠地蔵) is a Japanese folk tale about an old couple whose generosity is rewarded by Jizō, the Japanese name for the bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha.The story is commonly handed down by parents to their children in order to instill moral values, as it is grounded in Buddhist thought.

  5. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A pair of characters from Kyūshū, one with long legs and the other with long arms. Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi Children of Ōyamatsumi and the parents of Kushinadahime, whom Susanoo saved from the Yamata-no-Orochi and later married. They are the grandparents of Yashimajinumi, which makes them ancestors of Ōkuninushi. Atago Gongen

  6. Minashi Shrine - Wikipedia

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    From 1874 to 1877, Shimazaki Masaki, the father of author Shimazaki Tōson and model for the main character of his seminal work Before the Dawn was the kannushi of this shrine. [ 2 ] Because of the bombing of Nagoya in World War II , Minashi Shrine served as a refuge for Atsuta Shrine 's Kusanagi from August 21 to September 19, 1945.

  7. Ukanomitama - Wikipedia

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    The Kojiki identifies Ukanomitama (宇迦之御魂神 Ukanomitama-no-Kami) as the child of Susanoo by his second wife Kamu-Ōichihime (神大市比売), who was a daughter of Ōyamatsumi (大山津見神), the god of mountains.

  8. Oshioshio - Wikipedia

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    Oshioshio (おしおしお) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. Her works include the manga Kamisama to Quintet, Sakura Maimai, and My Deer Friend Nokotan.She is also a light novel illustrator and VTuber character designer, most notably Hololive Production's Japanese VTuber Amane Kanata [].

  9. Ukemochi - Wikipedia

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    Another version of the myth features Ōgetsu-hime by her more common name, Ukemochi, and in this version, the moon god Tsukuyomi visits her on behalf of his sister-wife, the sun goddess Amaterasu. Ukemochi sought to entertain him and prepared a feast. First, she faced the land and opened her mouth, and boiled rice came out.