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Asama Okami (Konohanasakuya-hime)

浅間大神(木花開耶姫命)

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Konohanasakuya-hime, also venerated as Asama Okami, is a deity of Japanese Shinto tradition closely associated with Mount Fuji and enshrined at Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha and related Sengen shrines. She appears in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki as the daughter of the mountain god Oyamatsumi and wife of Ame-no-Oshihomimi's descendant Hoori, with her story linked to cherry blossoms, volcanic fire, and the fleeting beauty of nature. Traditions surrounding her have long connected her to blossoms, mountains, and volcanic activity, though specific claims of blessings or protection are matters of devotional belief rather than documented fact.

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