Oguchi-no-Magami, meaning "Great Deity of the Large Mouth," is a wolf deity venerated in the Kanto and Chubu regions of Japan, particularly associated with Mitsumine Shrine and other mountain shrines in areas like Okutama and Chichibu. Traditionally regarded as a guardian spirit connected to mountain worship, the wolf deity has long been petitioned by farmers and travelers for protection against threats such as fire, theft, and crop-damaging animals. Devotion to Oguchi-no-Magami reflects the broader Japanese folk tradition of revering wolves as sacred messengers and protective forces within local Shinto practice.“}