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Okunitama no Kami is a Shinto deity whose name translates roughly as 'spirit of the great land,' associated with the guardianship and vitalizing spirit of a specific territory or province. Such deities are traditionally enshrined at Sōja shrines, which historically served as central shrines gathering the tutelary kami of a province for collective worship. Okunitama no Kami is generally understood within the framework of land and ancestral reverence, reflecting the deep connection between local geography, community identity, and the kami believed to inhabit and protect it.
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