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Haniyamahime-no-kami

埴山毘売神

Agriculture & Foodsoil and harvest blessing
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Haniyamahime-no-kami is a kami of clay and earth in Japanese mythology, born from the goddess Izanami during the events leading to her death, according to the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. As an earth deity, she is traditionally associated with the soil that supports agriculture and pottery, reflecting the reverence for the ground's fertility and material usefulness. She is enshrined at various Shinto shrines across Japan, where she continues to be honored as a guardian of the earth.

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