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Oyamakui-no-kami

大山咋神

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Oyamakui-no-kami is a Shinto deity associated with Mount Hiei and Mount Matsuo, whose name is often interpreted as relating to the stakes or posts marking mountain boundaries, linking the deity to the mountain itself. This kami is enshrined at Hiyoshi Taisha in Shiga Prefecture and Matsunoo Taisha in Kyoto, where it has long been venerated by local communities and associated clans. Over time, worship at these shrines has come to be connected with prosperity in business and protection from harm, reflecting the deity's role as a guardian of the mountain and its surrounding lands.