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Minashi Okami

水無大神

Agriculture & Foodwater source and farming
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Minashi Okami is a lesser-known kami associated with agriculture and food in Japanese folk religion, reflecting the broad Shinto tradition of venerating deities tied to the harvest and sustenance of the land. Little standardized textual detail survives about this figure compared to major agricultural kami such as Inari, and accounts of Minashi Okami's role and worship appear largely in regional or localized shrine traditions. As with many food-related kami, devotion likely centered on gratitude for the earth's yield and the continuity of farming communities, though specific rites and honors attributed to this deity are not well documented in widely available sources.

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