Mizuhanome-no-kami is a Shinto deity associated with water, particularly springs, irrigation, and rivers, and appears in early Japanese chronicles such as the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. As a water deity, this kami has traditionally been venerated by farming communities seeking abundant water for agriculture, and by extension has come to be linked with fertility and safe childbirth in some shrine traditions. Worship of Mizuhanome-no-kami continues at various shrines across Japan, where devotees honor the deity's connection to the life-sustaining properties of water.