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Oyamazumi-no-kami is a mountain deity in Japanese mythology, revered as a kami who governs mountains and the natural forces associated with them. According to the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, this deity is counted among the offspring of Izanagi and Izanami and is regarded as an ancestral figure connected to several noble lineages. Oyamazumi-no-kami is enshrined at Oyamazumi Shrine on Omishima Island and at various mountain shrines across Japan, where the deity is associated with the protection of mountains, seafaring, and those who travel through such terrain.
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