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Oyamatsumi no Kami is a Shinto deity regarded as a kami of mountains, closely tied to the natural landscape and, by extension, associated with forces of nature such as weather affecting mountainous regions. He appears in early Japanese chronicles, including the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, as one of the offspring of the primordial deities Izanagi and Izanami, and is honored at various shrines such as Oyamazumi Shrine on Omishima Island. Traditions link him to fertility of the land and protection of mountain communities, though such benefits reflect folk belief and ritual practice rather than doctrinal certainty.
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